пурга

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Finnic language, from Proto-Finnic *purku.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʊrˈɡa]
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Noun

пурга́ • (purgá) f inan (genitive пурги́, nominative plural пурги́, genitive plural пург)

  1. blizzard, snowstorm
    Synonym: мете́ль (metélʹ)
  2. (colloquial) nonsense

Declension

Derived terms

  • пуржи́ть (puržítʹ, verb)

Descendants

  • French: pourga
  • Yakut: буурҕа (buurğa)
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