волчок

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Russian

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Etymology

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волк (volk) +‎ -о́к (-ók).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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волчо́к (volčókm anim or m inan (genitive волчка́, nominative plural волчки́, genitive plural волчко́в, relational adjective волчко́вый)

  1. (animate) diminutive of волк (volk): little wolf, wolf cub
    Synonym: волчо́нок (volčónok)
  2. (inanimate) spinning top (toy)
    Synonym: юла́ (julá)
  3. (animate) little bittern (bird)
    Synonym: выпь (vypʹ)
  4. (inanimate, regional) water sprout, epicormic shoot
  5. (inanimate, colloquial) peephole in a prison cell door

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “волчок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “волчок”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 164