пурга

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Russian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pʊrˈɡa]
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Noun

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пурга́ (purgáf inan (genitive пурги́, nominative plural пурги́, genitive plural пург)

  1. blizzard, snowstorm
    Synonym: мете́ль (metélʹ)
  2. (colloquial) nonsense
  3. Purga (Soviet and Russian icebreaker)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • French: pourga
  • Yakut: буурҕа (buurğa)