барыга

Russian

Etymology

Cognate with бары́ш (barýš, “profit”), a Turkic borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɐˈrɨɡə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

бары́га • (barýga) m anim or f anim (genitive бары́ги, nominative plural бары́ги, genitive plural бары́г)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) huckster, profiteer, fraud, scalper
  2. (criminal slang) fence (dealer in stolen goods)

Declension

Declension of бары́га (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative бары́га
barýga 		бары́ги
barýgi
genitive бары́ги
barýgi 		бары́г
barýg
dative бары́ге
barýge 		бары́гам
barýgam
accusative бары́гу
barýgu 		бары́г
barýg
instrumental бары́гой, бары́гою
barýgoj, barýgoju 		бары́гами
barýgami
prepositional бары́ге
barýge 		бары́гах
barýgax

Derived terms

  • бары́жить (barýžitʹ, “to fence”)

Descendants

  • → Armenian: բառիգ (baṙig)
  • → Azerbaijani: bariqa
  • → Georgian: ბარიგა (bariga)
  • → Lithuanian: baryga
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