мякина

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mękyna.

Pronunciation

Noun

мяки́на (mjakínaf inan (genitive мяки́ны, nominative plural мяки́ны, genitive plural мяки́н)

  1. chaff
    (стре́лянного воробья́) на мяки́не не проведёшь
    (stréljannovo vorobʹjá) na mjakíne ne provedjóšʹ
    (a sparrow that has been shot) is not caught on chaff

Declension