дурак

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian дура́к (durák), morphologically analyzable as дур (dur, brutal, boorish) (obsolete) +‎ -ак (-ak).

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Noun

дура́к (durákm (feminine дура́чка) (obsolescent)

  1. boor, churl, hulk

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References

  • дурак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • дурак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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Noun

дура́к (durákm anim (genitive дурака́, nominative plural дураки́, genitive plural дурако́в, feminine ду́ра, diminutive дурачо́к or дура́шка)

  1. (derogatory) fool, simpleton, idiot (stupid person with poor judgment)
  2. (card games) durak (a simple card game in which the last player holding cards in their hand is the loser)

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Descendants

  • Ingrian: durakka
  • Latgalian: duraks
  • Latvian: duraks

Ukrainian

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Noun

дура́к (durákm pers (genitive дурака́, nominative plural дураки́, genitive plural дуракі́в, feminine ду́ра, diminutive дурачо́к) (colloquial)

  1. fool, simpleton, idiot (stupid person with poor judgment)
  2. (card games) durak (a simple card game in which the last player holding cards in their hand is the loser)

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