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Russian
Etymology
From Old Chuvash *våtaɣ *uotaɣ, from Proto-Turkic *ōtag. The sense developed from “tent, family” to “group of people”. Compare Turkish otağ (“tent”).
Pronunciation
Noun
вата́га • (vatága) f inan (genitive вата́ги, nominative plural вата́ги, genitive plural вата́г)
- (slang) gang (big, noisy group of people)
- Synonyms: гурьба́ (gurʹbá), ко́дла (kódla)
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