калуга
/[kɐˈɫuɡɐ]/
Bulgariannoun
Grammatical form
калуга is the augmentative form of кал — “mud, dirt”.
Definitions
- 1.colloquialdialectalmudtrap, quicksand (liquified mud in which one could sink)
- 2.dialectalkaluga (type of sturgeon: Huso dauricus)
Synonyms & related words
Related words (1)
- ка́лище
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kaluga. By surface analysis, кал (kal, “mud”) + -уга (-uga).
Forms
- калу́гаcanonical • feminine
- kalúgaromanization
- калу́гаindefinite • singular
- калу́гиindefinite • plural
- калу́гатаdefinite • singular
- калу́гитеdefinite • plural