колымага

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic колымо́гъ (kolymógŭ), колимо́гъ (kolimógŭ), колыма́гъ (kolymágŭ), колима́гъ (kolimágŭ), колъма́гъ (kolŭmágŭ), колима́га (kolimága, wagon, cart; tabernacle, tent), a Mongolic borrowing seemingly identical to the name of the Kalmyks named after their ancestors’ wagon forts or covered wagons which fell into disuse after the Mongol invasions.

Pronunciation

Noun

колыма́га (kolymágaf inan (genitive колыма́ги, nominative plural колыма́ги, genitive plural колыма́г)

  1. (colloquial) jalopy (old, dilapidated car)

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