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Russian
Etymology
From a Turkic source (compare Turkish porsuk, Kazakh борсық (borsyq, “badger”)), from Proto-Turkic *borsuk (“badger”). Compare Ukrainian борсу́к (borsúk, “badger”). Displaced native язве́ц (jazvéc), from Proto-Slavic *jàzvьcь (“badger”).
Pronunciation
Noun
барсу́к • (barsúk) m anim (genitive барсука́, nominative plural барсуки́, genitive plural барсуко́в, feminine барсучи́ха)
- badger (mammal)
Declension
Yakut
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *borsuk.
Noun
барсук • (barsuk)
- badger (Meles meles)