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выигрыш

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Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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вы́играть (výigratʹ) +‎ -ыш (-yš). Cognate with Polish wygrana.

Compare other natively formed Bulgarian печалба (pečalba) (akin to печа́ль (pečálʹ), обеспе́чить (obespéčitʹ), обеспече́ние (obespečénije)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvɨɪɡrɨʂ]
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Noun

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вы́игрыш • (výigryš) m inan (genitive вы́игрыша, nominative plural вы́игрыши, genitive plural вы́игрышей, relational adjective вы́игрышный)

  1. win, winning
    Synonym: побе́да (pobéda, “victory”)
    Antonym: про́игрыш (próigryš, “loss, losing”)
  2. gain, benefit
  3. winnings, prize, profit
    Antonym: про́игрыш (próigryš, “loss (money lost)”)

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: vigorish, vig
  • Yiddish: וויגריש (vigrish)

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