кукиш
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkukʲɪʂ]
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Noun
ку́киш • (kúkiš) m inan (genitive ку́киша, nominative plural ку́киши, genitive plural ку́кишей)
- rude gesture in which the hand makes a fist and the thumb is stuck between the index and middle fingers; indicates nothing for you, nuts to you
Declension
Declension of ку́киш (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-a)
Descendants
- → Karelian: kukko
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “кукиш”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “кукиш”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 450
- See: Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “кука”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Shansky, N. M., editor (1982), “кукиш”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 8 (К), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 434
- Šanskij, N. M. (2004), “кукиш”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “кукиш”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
- See: Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “кука”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “дуля”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.