коровай

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old East Slavic короваи (korovai), from Proto-Slavic *korvajь. Cognate with Russian карава́й (karaváj), Bulgarian крава́й (kraváj), Serbo-Croatian кра̀ва̄ј (type of cake fed to the bride and groom) (genitive крава́ја), Slovene kravȃj, krávaj. Per Vasmer, probably related to коро́ва (koróva, cow, also dialectally bride); originally thought to have been a wedding gift that was intended to induce fertility.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kɔrɔˈʋai̯]
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  • Rhymes: -aj

Noun[edit]

корова́й (korovájm inan (genitive корова́ю, nominative plural корова́ї, genitive plural корова́їв)

  1. korovai (large, single-piece round or rectangular loaf of bread, elaborately decorated and served at a wedding)

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