щур

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ščurъ, possibly of onomatopoeic origin.

Adjective

1. playful, perky

   Synonyms: игрив (igriv), закачлив (zakačliv)

2. (figuratively) reckless, crazy

   Synonym: безрасъден (bezrasǎden)

Derived terms

• щурец (šturec, “cricket”)
• щурея (štureja, “to footle”)
• щуротия (šturotija, “foolery, craziness”)

References

• “щур”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ščurъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

1. rat

Synonyms

• пацю́к (pacjúk)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “щур”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka