икра
Russian
noun+
Definitions
- only singular roe, spawn of fish, also small eggs of frogs or other amphibia
- only singular caviar as food
- (figuratively) paste (dish of mushrooms or vegetables minced into small particles)
- (usually) calf of the leg, musculus gastrocnemius gastrocnemius muscle
- (obsolete) drifting ice floe especially on a river
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьkrā derived from Proto-Indo-European *ikʷ(e)r- (fish egg).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ikʷ(e)r-
Gloss
fish egg