ба́ба-яга́
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expression
- 1.
Baba Yaga, witch of Russian folk talesfolklore
Ба́ба-яга́ живёт в избу́шке на ку́рьих но́жках.
Baba Yaga lives in a hut on chicken legs.
Character of Russian fairy tales: an old witch living in a hut on chicken legs.
- 2.
hag, old witch, shrew
На́ша сосе́дка — настоя́щая ба́ба-яга́.
Our neighbour is a real old hag.
Figurative and derogatory, of an ugly or spiteful old woman.
Expression parts
- ба́ба-яга́Baba Yaga; hag
Fixed expressions
- ба́ба-яга́Baba Yaga; hag
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Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
ghen edited stress 3 years ago.
Lucian edited word type and stress 6 years ago.
