белуга

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Bulgarian

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белуга

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga). Morphologically parsable as бял (bjal, white) +‎ -уга (-uga).

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Noun

белу́га (belúgaf

  1. beluga (cetacean of genus Delphinapterus leucas)

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References

  • белуга”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • белуга”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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Etymology

бе́лый (bélyj) +‎ -уга (-uga)

Pronunciation

Noun

белу́га (belúgaf anim (genitive белу́ги, nominative plural белу́ги, genitive plural белу́г, relational adjective белу́жий)

  1. beluga (European sturgeon)
  2. (dated) beluga (white whale) (the term was used until the XIX century and is still sometimes confused with "белуха" - the modern term for "white whale")
    парохо́д ревёт белу́гой
    paroxód revjót belúgoj
    the steamboat roars like a beluga

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Descendants

  • English: beluga
  • German: Beluga
  • Ingrian: beluga
  • Polish: bieługa

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