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Abaza
Adjective
абаза • (abaza)
- Abaza
Noun
абаза • (abaza)
- Abaza, Abaza person
Abkhaz
Etymology
From Abaza абаза (abaza).
Adjective
абаза • (abaza)
- Abaza
Noun
абаза • (abaza) (plural аба́заа)
- Abaza, Abaza person
Russian
Etymology 1
All meanings most likely derive from the ethnonym абази́ны (abazíny, “Abazins”). The meaning of stupid infidel was borrowed through Turkish abaza (“stupid”).
Pronunciation
Noun
абаза́ • (abazá) m anim or f anim (genitive абазы́, nominative plural абазы́, genitive plural аба́з)
- (dialectal, Crimea, Caucasus, vulgar, dated) a stupid infidel
- (dialectal, Crimea, Caucasus) a type of horse in the Caucasus
Declension
Noun
абаза́ • (abazá) f inan (genitive абазы́, nominative plural абазы́, genitive plural аба́з)
- a strong wind in the Black Sea coming from the Caucasus region
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “абаза”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
аба́за • (abáza) m inan
- genitive singular of аба́з (abáz)