щуплый

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic щуплъ (ščuplŭ, weak, pathetic), from Proto-Slavic *ščuplъ. Cognate with Ukrainian щу́плий (ščúplyj, skinny, unattractive), also щупля́вий (ščupljávyj); Belarusian шчу́плы (ščúply, skinny, unattractive); Czech štíplý (lean, slender); Slovak šťúply (slender, thin); Polish szczupły (thin, lean). Related to щу́пать (ščúpatʹ, to feel); original meaning presumably "so skinny that you can feel the bones".

Pronunciation

Adjective

щу́плый (ščúplyj) (comparative (по)щупле́е or (по)щупле́й)

  1. (colloquial) puny, thin and weak

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “щуплый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress