телега

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Russian[edit]

Телега, 1914 г.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [tʲɪˈlʲeɡə]
  • (file)

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *telěga, or perhaps, ultimately, from Khazar [Term?]. Compare Serbo-Croatian tàljige / Serbo-Croatian та̀љиге, Czech taliha, Old Church Slavonic телѣга (telěga).

Noun[edit]

теле́га (telégaf inan (genitive теле́ги, nominative plural теле́ги, genitive plural теле́г, diminutive теле́жка)

  1. cart, telega (a simple, open four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for transporting cargo and/or people)
    Synonyms: воз (voz), подво́да (podvóda)
    тяну́ть теле́гу (colloquial)tjanútʹ teléguto toil (literally, “to pull a cart”)
  2. (colloquial) a cartful, a load (a large quantity of something)
  3. (slang) shopping cart
    Synonym: теле́жка (teléžka)
  4. (slang) complaint
    Synonyms: жа́лоба (žáloba), кля́уза (kljáuza)
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Alteration of the trademark Telegram, influenced by the noun теле́га (teléga, cart).

Noun[edit]

теле́га (telégaf inan (genitive теле́ги, nominative plural теле́ги, genitive plural теле́г)

  1. (Internet slang) Telegram (messenger app)
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