жар-птица

Russian

noun+
Definitions
  • (poetic) firebird, phoenix (in Slavic mythology
  • (colloquial) tempting, hard-to-achieve desire

Etymology

Affix from Russian жар + Russian пти́ца.

Origin

Russian

пти́ца

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