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Russian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish صندوق (sandûk), from Persian صندوق (sanduq), from Arabic صُنْدُوق (ṣundūq). Compare Bulgarian сандъ́к (sandǎ́k, “box”), Serbo-Croatian sànduk/са̀ндук (“box, chest”).
Pronunciation
Noun
сунду́к • (sundúk) m inan (genitive сундука́, nominative plural сундуки́, genitive plural сундуко́в, relational adjective сунду́чный, diminutive сундучо́к)
- trunk, chest, coffer, strongbox
Declension
Descendants
Southern Altai
Etymology
Ultimately from Persian صندوق (sanduq).
Noun
сундук • (sunduk)
- chest
References
“сундук”, in Grammatika Altajskovo Jazyka, Kazan: V universtiteskoj til, 1869, →ISBN