чужой

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ťuďь. Doublet of чу́ждый (čúždyj).

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  • Rhymes: -oj

Adjective

чужо́й (čužój)

  1. someone else’s, another’s, other’s
  2. alien, strange, foreign

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Noun

чужо́й (čužójm anim (genitive чужо́го, nominative plural чужи́е, genitive plural чужи́х)

  1. alien, stranger, foreigner, outsider

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