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Russian

noun+
Definitions
  • snow
  • (figuratively) snow, the white electrical noise on a TV set when there is no TV signal
  • (slang) cocaine

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sněgъ inherited from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (snow), *sneygʷʰ- (snow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sneygʷʰ-

Gloss

snow

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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