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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From люлю (ljulju), an interjection used to lull babies. Compare to English lull, Swedish lulla (“to lull”), Icelandic lúlla (“to lull”).
Noun
лю́лька • (ljúlʹka) f inan (genitive лю́льки, nominative plural лю́льки, genitive plural лю́лек)
- cradle (oscillating bed for a baby)
- Synonym: колыбе́ль (kolybélʹ)
Лев Толстой,
Хозяин и работник 1895:
- На на́рах сиде́ла ба́ба над лю́лькою
- Na nárax sidéla bába nad ljúlʹkoju
- The old lady laid on a plank-bed over a cradle
- (construction) suspended scaffold, cradle (lifting device)
- (military) gun cradle (mount for the barrel of an artillery piece on a gun carriage)
- (colloquial) sidecar (of a motorcycle)
Declension
Etymology 2
From Turkic (Ottoman Turkish لوله (lüle)), ultimately from Persian لوله (lule).
Noun
лю́лька • (ljúlʹka) f inan (genitive лю́льки, nominative plural лю́льки, genitive plural лю́лек)
- (colloquial, regional) tobacco pipe
Declension
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Turkic (Ottoman Turkish لوله (lüle)), ultimately from Persian لوله (lule).
Noun
лю́лька • (ljúlʹka) f inan (genitive лю́льки, nominative plural лю́льки, genitive plural лю́льок, relational adjective люлькови́й)
- tobacco pipe
Declension
Declension of лю́лька (inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
Further reading
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “лю́лька”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 326
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “люлька”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “люлька”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
Etymology 2
From люлі (ljuli), an interjection used to lull babies.
Noun
лю́лька • (ljúlʹka) f inan (genitive лю́льки, nominative plural лю́льки, genitive plural лю́льок, relational adjective люлькови́й)
- cradle (oscillating bed for a baby)
- Synonym: коли́ска (kolýska)
- cradle (a mechanism for lifting things)
- sidecar
Declension
Declension of лю́лька (inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
Further reading
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “лю́лі”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 325
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “люлька”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “лю́лька2”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN