маяк

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Belarusian

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Pronunciation

Noun

мая́к (majákm inan (genitive маяка́, nominative plural маякі́, genitive plural маяко́ў)

  1. lighthouse

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Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *majakъ (lighthouse), from Proto-Slavic *màjati (to beckon) + *-akъ (masculine nominalizing suffix).

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Noun

мая́к (majákm inan (genitive маяка́ or мая́ка*, nominative plural маяки́, genitive plural маяко́в, diminutive маячо́к) (* Nautical language sometimes keeps the stress on the stem.)

  1. lighthouse
  2. beacon
  3. Used as the call sign for some Soyuz missions: Soyuz T-3, Soyuz T-10 & Soyuz T-15.

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Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: mayak
  • Estonian: majakas
  • Finnish: majakka
  • Turkmen: maýak
  • Veps: majak
  • Uzbek: mayak

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “маяк”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *majakъ (lighthouse), from Proto-Slavic *màjati (to beckon) + *-akъ (masculine nominalizing suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

мая́к (majákm inan (genitive маяка́, nominative plural маяки́, genitive plural маякі́в)

  1. lighthouse, beacon
  2. (figurative) beacon, (that which points the way to something)
  3. a wooden watchtower
  4. a tree left standing after deforestation

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