амплуа

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French emploi. Further from Latin implicō. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐmpɫʊˈa]

Noun

амплуа́ • (ampluán inan (indeclinable)

  1. type, theatrical character, line, (figuratively) part, role
Borrowed
Native

Related via Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-:

Descendants

  • Armenian: ամպլուա (amplua)
  • Azerbaijani: amplua
  • Georgian: ამპლუა (amṗlua)
  • Uzbek: amplua

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