бугай

See also: бугаи

Russian

Etymology

From a Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *buka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʊˈɡaj]

Noun

буга́й • (bugáj) m anim (genitive бугая́ or буга́я, nominative plural бугаи́ or буга́и, genitive plural бугаёв or буга́ев)

  1. (dialectal) uncastrated bull
  2. (colloquial) bull (a large, strong man)

Declension

Declension of буга́й (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-b/a) 
singular plural
nominative буга́й
bugáj		 бугаи́, буга́и
bugaí, bugái
genitive бугая́, буга́я
bugajá, bugája		 бугаёв, буга́ев
bugajóv, bugájev
dative бугаю́, буга́ю
bugajú, bugáju		 бугая́м, буга́ям
bugajám, bugájam
accusative бугая́, буга́я
bugajá, bugája		 бугаёв, буга́ев
bugajóv, bugájev
instrumental бугаём, буга́ем
bugajóm, bugájem		 бугая́ми, буга́ями
bugajámi, bugájami
prepositional бугае́, буга́е
bugajé, bugáje		 бугая́х, буга́ях
bugajáx, bugájax

Derived terms

  • бугаи́на (bugaína)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From a Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *buka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʊˈɦɑi̯]
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Noun

буга́й • (buháj) m anim (genitive бугая́, nominative plural бугаї́)

  1. bull (uncastrated male of cattle)
  2. (pejorative, figuratively) large, strong man
    • 1958, Mark Kropyvnytsky, (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 354:
      Добрим людям спочивок, а йому, чортовому бугаєві, співи.
      Dobrym ljudjam spočyvok, a jomu, čortovomu buhajevi, spivy.
      Good people get rest, but he, the damned “bull”, gets songs.
  3. bittern (nocturnal marsh wader of the heron family)

Declension

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