крыша

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic [Term?], from Proto-Slavic *kryša, from *kryti (to cover, hide) + *-ša (< *-sja).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkrɨʂə]
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Noun

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кры́ша (krýšaf inan (genitive кры́ши, nominative plural кры́ши, genitive plural крыш, diminutive кры́шка or кры́шечка)

  1. roof
    Synonym: кро́вля (króvlja)
    подводи́ть/подвести́ дом под кры́шуpodvodítʹ/podvestí dom pod krýšuto roof the house
  2. (figuratively) house, dwelling place
    Synonym: дом (dom)
  3. (colloquial, figuratively) head, mind
    у па́рня кры́ша не в поря́дкеu párnja krýša ne v porjádkethe guy's not right in the head
  4. (criminal slang) someone who provides protection or cover; the protection that is provided
    • 1999, Виктор Пелевин, Generation «П», Вагриус; English translation from Andrew Bromfield, transl., Homo Zapiens, Penguin Books, 2000:
      Вре́мя от вре́мени к ларьку́ подходи́ли начина́ющие банди́ты и лома́ющимися голоса́ми тре́бовали де́нег за свою́ кры́шу.
      Vrémja ot vrémeni k larʹkú podxodíli načinájuščije bandíty i lomájuščimisja golosámi trébovali déneg za svojú krýšu.
      From time to time novice bandits would come up to the kiosk and demand money for their protection in squeaky, still-breaking voices.

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: կռիշ (kṙiš)
  • Azerbaijani: krişa, krışa
  • Georgian: კრიშა (ḳriša)
  • Polish: krysza