Muzhik
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Muzhik, moujik (Russian: мужи́к, IPA: [mʊˈʐɨk]) In the traditional and simple Russian language that is used by laborers and other blue collar Russians "muzhik" means "man" (i.e. mature male human).
"Muzhik" as English word of Russian origin
Some arrogate the meaning "peasant" to muzhik when it is used in English,[1] and this word was calqued into Western languages through translations of Russian literature of 19th century,[2] that described Russian rural life of that times, and where the word muzhik was used to mean the most common rural dweller (a peasant,) but that was only a narrow contextual meaning of the word.
Notes
- ↑ The World Book Dictionary
- ↑ The Durham University journal - Volumes 45-46 - Page 237
- Snippet: Thus a Russian-English dictionary will give the Russian word muzhik as 'peasant'. Yet the English word 'peasant' brings to mind a being far different from the Russian muzhik who, unlike his Western counterpart, is presented to us in literature ...
See also
- Agriculture in the Russian Empire
- List of English words of Russian origin, part "Common"
External links
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For a list of words relating to with Russian language origins, see the Russian derivations category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
- 1000 most common Russian words – with English translations
- Glossary – Soviet Union
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