пурга

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from a Finnic language, from Proto-Finnic *purku.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [pʊrˈɡa]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

пурга́ (purgáf inan (genitive пурги́, nominative plural пурги́, genitive plural пург)

  1. blizzard, snowstorm
    Synonym: мете́ль (metélʹ)
  2. (colloquial) nonsense

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Descendants[edit]

  • French: pourga
  • Yakut: буурҕа (buurğa)