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Russian
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Etymology
де́ва (déva) + -ушка (-uška)
Pronunciation
Noun
де́вушка • (dévuška) f anim (genitive де́вушки, nominative plural де́вушки, genitive plural де́вушек)
- girl, lass (from the age of puberty to womanhood)
- miss (informal but common form of address to a young woman; may also apply to middle-aged women working in the service industry, e.g., sales)
- Synonym: (dated) ба́рышня (báryšnja)
- girlfriend
- Synonyms: гёрлфренд (gjórlfrend), гёрлфре́нд (gjorlfrénd)
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