пахва

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Etymology

Possibly inherited from Proto-Slavic *paxъve, genitive of *paxу.[1][2][3] Related to пах (pax, groin). Compare Polish pacha.[4]

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Noun

пахва́ (paxváf inan (genitive пахви́, nominative plural па́хви, genitive plural пахв, relational adjective пахво́вий)

  1. armpit, underarm
    Synonym: (dialectal) паха́ f (paxá)

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References

  1. ^ Vasmer, Max (1972) “пахва́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 3 (Муза – Сят), Moscow: Progress, page 221
  2. ^ В. Э. Орел (1997) “Праславянские и восточнославянские этимологии”, in Этимология 1994‒1996, Moscow, page 66
  3. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “пі́хва”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 419
  4. ^ pacha in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN

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