чёртово колесо

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Russian

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чёртово колесо

Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “why devil's?”).

From чёртово (čortovo, devil's) + колесо́ (kolesó, wheel). Compare ეშმაკის ბორბალი (ešmaḳis borbali) for a possible calque, as well as Polish diabelski młyn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɵrtəvə kəlʲɪˈso]

Noun

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чёртово колесо́ (čórtovo kolesón inan (genitive чёртова колеса́, nominative plural чёртовы колёса, genitive plural чёртовых колёс)

  1. Ferris wheel (amusement ride: vertical observation wheel)
  2. Human roulette wheel, Devil's wheel (amusement ride: horizontal rotating disk, which uses centrifugal force to fling people from its surface)

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