газель

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Russian

Газель (1)
Газель (2)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: газэ́ль) (non-standard but somewhat common)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French gazelle, from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl).

Noun

газе́ль (gazélʹf anim (genitive газе́ли, nominative plural газе́ли, genitive plural газе́лей)

  1. gazelle
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Etymology 2

Generic capitalization of ГАЗель (GAZelʹ), the name of a series of light commercial vehicles, itself a blend of ГАЗ (GAZ) (the manufacturer) and газе́ль (gazélʹ).

Noun

газе́ль (gazélʹf inan (genitive газе́ли, nominative plural газе́ли, genitive plural газе́лей)

  1. a minibus, a small van
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Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic غَزَل (ḡazal).

Noun

газе́ль (gazélʹf inan (genitive газе́ли, nominative plural газе́ли, genitive plural газе́лей)

  1. (poetry) ghazal
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