махра
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Russian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Shortening of махо́рка (maxórka).
Noun[edit]
махра́ • (maxrá) f inan (genitive махры́, uncountable)
- (low colloquial) makhorka (a strong type of tobacco)
- Synonym: махо́рка (maxórka)
Declension[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Originally мохра́ (moxrá), from мох (mox); respelled according to pronunciation.
Noun[edit]
махра́ • (maxrá) f inan (genitive махры́, uncountable, relational adjective махро́вый)
- (colloquial) specially made thread loops on fabric or knitwear
- (colloquial) terrycloth
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- махро́вый (maxróvyj)
References[edit]
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мохор”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress