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Russian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
ля́жка • (ljážka) f inan (genitive ля́жки, nominative plural ля́жки, genitive plural ля́жек)
- (anatomy) thigh, haunch
- Synonyms: бедро́ (bedró), ля́двея (ljádveja)
1909–1915, Александр Куприн , “Часть третья, III”, in Яма; English translation from Bernard Guilbert Guerney, transl., The Pit, (Please provide a date or year):— Угости́те покури́ть, прекра́сный брюне́тик! — обрати́лась Ве́рка к Петро́ву и то́чно неча́янно приложи́ла к его́ ноге́ свою́ кре́пкую, пло́тно обтя́нутую бе́лым трико́, тё́плую ля́жку. — Како́й вы симпати́чненький!..- — Ugostíte pokurítʹ, prekrásnyj brjunétik! — obratílasʹ Vérka k Petróvu i tóčno nečájanno priložíla k jevó nogé svojú krépkuju, plótno obtjánutuju bélym trikó, tjópluju ljážku. — Kakój vy simpatíčnenʹkij!..
- "Treat me to a smoke, you beautiful little brunet!" Verka turned to Petrov; and as though by accident put against his leg her strong, warm thigh, closely drawn over with white tights. "What an agreeable little fellow you are!"
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ляжка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “ляжка”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
- Krylov, G. A. (2004) “ляжка”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Victory, →ISBN
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