дежа

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *děža, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰoyǵʰyeh₂, from *dʰeyǵʰ- (to knead (clay)).

Pronunciation

Старинная дежа
Дежа на хлебозаводе

Noun

дежа́ (dežáf inan (genitive дежи́, nominative plural дежи́ or дёжи, genitive plural деже́й)

  1. kneading trough
    Synonym: квашня́ (kvašnjá)

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