жужаль

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain; possibly inherited from Proto-Slavic *žùžeľь (humming insect). Probably originally meants a group of small impure creatures, and then the meaning was extended to inanimate impurities.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʐuʐalʲ]
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Noun

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жу́жаль (žúžalʹm animal (genitive жу́жаля, nominative plural жу́жалі, genitive plural жу́жаляў)

  1. ground beetle, any beetle of the Carabidae family

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Noun

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жу́жаль (žúžalʹm inan (genitive жу́жаля, nominative plural жу́жалі, genitive plural жу́жаляў)

  1. (dialectal) slag
  2. (dialectal) slush

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References

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  • жужаль” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “жужаль”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 242