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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bugrъ. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- (“to bend”). Cognates include Ukrainian бугі́р (buhír), Lithuanian baũgurs.
Non-Slavic cognates include Sanskrit भुग्न (bhugna, “curved, crooked”), Latin fugio (“I flee, I hasten”), English bow
Pronunciation
Noun
буго́р • (bugór) m inan or m anim (genitive бугра́, nominative plural бугры́, genitive plural бугро́в, diminutive бугоро́к)
- (inanimate) hill, hillock, knoll
- Synonyms: курга́н (kurgán), холм (xolm)
- (inanimate) bump (protuberance)
- Synonyms: ко́чка (kóčka), ши́шка (šíška)
- (animate, colloquial) big cheese, boss
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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bugrъ
Pronunciation
Noun
буго́р • (buhór) m inan (genitive бугра́, nominative plural бугри́, genitive plural бугрі́в, diminutive бугоро́к)
- hillock, hurst, knoll
Declension
Declension of буго́р (inan hard masc-form accent-b reduc)
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