гага
See also: гаѓа and Appendix:Variations of "gaga"
Bulgarian
Etymology
Of onomatopoeic origin, similar to dialectal Bulgarian би́ба (bíba, “duck”). Compare Russian га́га (gága, “eider”) and Turkish gaga (“beak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡaɡɐ]
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Noun
га́га • (gága) f
Inflection
Hyponyms
- обикнове́на га́га (obiknovéna gága, “common eider, Somateria mollissima”)
- очила́та га́га (očiláta gága, “spectacled eider, Somateria fischeri”)
- гребенча́та га́га (grebenčáta gága, “king eider, Somateria spectabilis”) (literally: crested eider)
References
Anagrams
- га-га (ga-ga)
Macedonian
Ossetian
Derived terms
- гагадыргъ (gagadyrǧ)
References
- Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press
- Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “гага”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
Russian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡaɡə]
Audio (file)
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