бумажный

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Analyzable as бума́га (bumága) +‎ -ный (-nyj).

Vasmer hypothesizes that бума́га (bumága) might be a back-formation, and бума́жный (bumážnyj) the original term derived from Italian bambagino (made of cotton wool).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [bʊˈmaʐnɨj]
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Adjective[edit]

бума́жный (bumážnyj)

  1. (relational) paper
    бума́жный паке́тbumážnyj pakétpaper bag
    бума́жный заво́дbumážnyj zavódpaper mill
    бума́жный тигрbumážnyj tigrpaper tiger
  2. (relational, figuratively) paperwork
    бума́жная волоки́таbumážnaja volokítared tape
  3. (relational, dated) cotton, cotton wool (made of cotton fibers or cloth)
    ша́пка бума́жнаяšápka bumážnajaquilted helmet

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Ingrian: bumažnoi

Further reading[edit]

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