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калуга

/[kɐˈɫuɡɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Grammatical form

калуга is the augmentative form of кал — “mud, dirt.

See the full entry for кал

Definitions

  1. 1.
    colloquialdialectalmudtrap, quicksand (liquified mud in which one could sink)
  2. 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

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