жук

From Proto-Slavic *žukъ.

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жук • (žuk) m animal (genitive жука́, nominative plural жукі́, genitive plural жуко́ў)

1. beetle

• “жук” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

• жукъ (žuk) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žukъ. Per Vasmer (and others) likely related to жужжа́ть (žužžátʹ), жу́желица (žúželica). Per Chernykh, however, likely related to Proto-Slavic *govędo (denied by Anikin).

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жук • (žuk) m anim (genitive жука́, nominative plural жуки́, genitive plural жуко́в, feminine жучи́ха, relational adjective жу́чий or жучи́ный, diminutive жучо́к, augmentative жучи́ще or жуча́ра, pejorative жучи́шка)

1. beetle
2. (colloquial) rogue, crook

1. насеко́мое n anim (nasekómoje)

• клоп m anim (klop)

• жу́к-носоро́г m anim (žúk-nosoróg)
• жу́к-оле́нь m anim (žúk-olénʹ)
• жучо́к m anim or m inan (žučók)

Phrases

• бриллиа́нтовый жу́к m anim (brilliántovyj žúk)
• ма́йский жу́к m anim (májskij žúk)

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жук”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “жук”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 307
• Shansky, N. M., editor (1973), “жук”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 5 (Д, Е, Ж), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 298
• Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “жук”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
• Anikin, A. E. (2023) “жук I”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 17 (жихарь I – засьюндывать), Moscow: Russian Language Institute, →ISBN, page 78
• Krylov, G. A. (2004) “жук”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Victory, →ISBN
• Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “жук”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 132

• джук (džuk)

From Proto-Slavic *žukъ.

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жук • (žuk) m animal (genitive жука́, nominative plural жуки́, genitive plural жукі́в, feminine жучи́ха, diminutive жучо́к)

1. beetle

• → Yiddish: דזשוכע (dzhukhe)
  • → Hebrew: ג׳וּק (juk)

жук • (žuk) m pers (genitive жука́, nominative plural жуки́, genitive plural жукі́в)

1. (colloquial) rogue, crook

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “жук”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “жук”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “жук”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)