барыга

Russian

Etymology

Cognate with бары́ш (barýš, profit), a Turkic borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɐˈrɨɡə]
  • (file)

Noun

бары́га • (barýga) m anim or f anim (genitive бары́ги, nominative plural бары́ги, genitive plural бары́г)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) huckster, profiteer, fraud, scalper
  2. (criminal slang) fence (dealer in stolen goods)

Declension

Derived terms

  • бары́жить (barýžitʹ, to deal)

Descendants

  • Armenian: բառիգ (baṙig)
  • Azerbaijani: bariqa
  • Georgian: ბარიგა (bariga)
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