кенгуру
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Кенгуру
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian кенгуру́ (kengurú), from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ке́нгуру • (kénguru) n
Declension
Declension of ке́нгуру
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ке́нгуру kénguru |
ке́нгурута, ке́нгура1 kénguruta, kéngura1 |
| definite | ке́нгуруто kénguruto |
ке́нгурутата, ке́нгурата1 kéngurutata, kéngurata1 |
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Kazakh
| Alternative scripts | |
|---|---|
| Arabic | كەنگۋرۋ |
| Cyrillic | кенгуру |
| Latin | keñuru |
| Yañalif | keꞑuru |
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian кенгуру́ (kengurú), from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).
Noun
кенгуру • (keñuru)
Declension
declension of кенгуру
| singular (жекеше) | plural (көпше) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (атау септік) | кенгуру (keñuru) | кенгурулар (keñurular) |
| genitive (ілік септік) | кенгурудың (keñurudyñ) | кенгурулардың (keñurulardyñ) |
| dative (барыс септік) | кенгуруға (keñuruğa) | кенгуруларға (keñurularğa) |
| accusative (табыс септік) | кенгуруды (keñurudy) | кенгуруларды (keñurulardy) |
| locative (жатыс септік) | кенгуруда (keñuruda) | кенгуруларда (keñurularda) |
| ablative (шығыс септік) | кенгурудан (keñurudan) | кенгурулардан (keñurulardan) |
| instrumental (көмектес септік) | кенгурумен (keñurumen) | кенгурулармен (keñurularmen) |
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from English kangaroo.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
кенгуру́ • (kengurú) m anim (indeclinable)
- kangaroo (a member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia)
Related terms
- кенгурёнок (kengurjónok)
- кенгуриный (kengurinyj)
- кенгуровый (kengurovyj)
- кенгурушка (kenguruška)
Descendants
- → Armenian: կենգուրու (kenguru)
- → Bulgarian: ке́нгуру (kénguru)
- → Kazakh: кенгуру (keñuru)
- → Kildin Sami: кэнгуру (kenguru)
- → Livvi: kenguru
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- → Veps: kenguru
References
- ^ Shansky, N. M., editor (1982), “кенгуру”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 8 (К), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 120
- кенгуру in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian кенгуру (kenguru, “kangaroo”).
Noun
кенгуру ? (Latin spelling kenguru)
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from English kangaroo (possibly via French kangourou),[1] from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.
Pronunciation
Noun
кенгуру́ • (kenhurú) m animal (indeclinable, relational adjective кенгуро́вий)
- kangaroo (a member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia)
Derived terms
- кенгуреня́ n (kenhurenjá)
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “кенгуру”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 423
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2016), “кенгуру”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 7 (кварта́л – кя́хтинський), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “кенгуру”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “кенгуру”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “кенгуру”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “кенгуру”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “кенгуру”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “кенгуру”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)