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muzhik

mu·zhik
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [moo-zhik, moo-zhik]
    • /muˈʒɪk, ˈmu ʒɪk/
    • /mˈʌʒɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [moo-zhik, moo-zhik]
    • /muˈʒɪk, ˈmu ʒɪk/

Definitions of muzhik word

  • noun muzhik a Russian peasant. 1
  • noun muzhik a Russian peasant, esp under the tsars 0
  • noun muzhik in czarist Russia, a peasant 0

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Origin of muzhik

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Russian muzhík, equivalent to muzh husband, man (OCS mǫžĭ, akin to man1) + -ik diminutive suffix

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Parts of speech for Muzhik

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

muzhik popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

muzhik usage trend in Literature

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