кочевряжиться

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Etymology[edit]

From кочевря́га (kočevrjága, poser, affected person) +‎ -ить (-itʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja). Per Vasmer, possibly from ко- (ko-, who) +‎ че- (če-, what) +‎ врать (vratʹ, to lie, to tell lies). Compare кочема́зый (kočemázyj, dirty, grimy; tanned, scorched), possibly with the same prefixes + a derivative of ма́зать (mázatʹ, to smear; to soil).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kət͡ɕɪˈvrʲaʐɨt͡sə]

Verb[edit]

кочевря́житься (kočevrjážitʹsjaimpf

  1. (colloquial) to be obstinate
  2. (colloquial) to pose, to put on airs

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References[edit]

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кочевряга”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress