дуля

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See also: дула and дюля

Russian

дуля

Etymology

From earlier гду́ля (gdúlja) and гду́ня (gdúnja), from Proto-Slavic *kъduňa, from Latin cydōnia, from Ancient Greek Κυδωνία (Kudōnía, quince-tree).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdulʲə]
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Noun

ду́ля (dúljaf inan (genitive ду́ли, nominative plural ду́ли, genitive plural дуль)

  1. (dialectal) small pear
  2. fig sign (a rude gesture in which the hand makes a fist and the thumb is stuck between the index and middle fingers); indicates "nothing for you", "nuts to you"

Usage notes

Not the same vulgar meaning that this gesture has in Western European countries such as Germany.

Declension

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