ватага

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Russian

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Etymology

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From Old Chuvash *våtaɣ *uotaɣ, from Proto-Turkic *ōtag. The sense developed from “tent, family” to “group of people”. Compare Turkish otağ (tent).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vɐˈtaɡə]
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Noun

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вата́га (vatágaf inan (genitive вата́ги, nominative plural вата́ги, genitive plural вата́г)

  1. (slang) gang (big, noisy group of people)
    Synonyms: гурьба́ (gurʹbá), ко́дла (kódla)

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Descendants

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  • Kumyk: батагъа (batağa)

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Old Chuvash *våtaɣ *uotaɣ, from Proto-Turkic *ōtag. The sense developed from “tent, family” to “group of people”. Compare Turkish otağ (tent).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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вата́га (vatáhaf inan (genitive вата́ги, nominative plural вата́ги, genitive plural вата́г, diminutive ватажо́к)

  1. (slang) gang (big, noisy group of people)

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