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Russian
Etymology
де́ва (déva) + -ка (-ka)
Pronunciation
Noun
де́вка • (dévka) f anim (genitive де́вки, nominative plural де́вки, genitive plural де́вок)
- (archaic or low colloquial, derogatory) wench, broad
- Synonyms: ба́ба (bába), тёлка (tjólka)
- (vulgar) whore, tart, strumpet
- Synonym: проститу́тка (prostitútka)
Declension
Descendants
- Taimyr Pidgin Russian: девка (devka)
Taimyr Pidgin Russian
Etymology
From Russian де́вка (dévka).
Noun
девка (devka)
- girl
- daughter
References
- Stern, Dieter. (2005). "Taimyr Pidgin Russian (Govorka)", in Russian Linguistics, 29 (3): 289–318.