тугой

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic тугъ (tugŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tǫgъ (hard, strong), from Proto-Indo-European *tengʰ-.

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Adjective

туго́й (tugój) (comparative (по)ту́же)

  1. tight, taut (under high tension)
    туго́й на у́хо (colloquial)tugój na úxohard of hearing

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