хробак

Ukrainian

Etymology

From dialectal Proto-Slavic *xrobakъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xrɔˈbak]
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Noun

хроба́к • (xrobák) m animal (genitive хробака́, nominative plural хробаки́, genitive plural хробакі́в)

  1. grub (insect larva that lives in the ground)
  2. worm (tubular invertebrate)
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) worm (contemptible or devious being)
  4. (figuratively, dialectal) nipper (young child)
  5. (figuratively, colloquial) worm (an internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one’s mind with remorse)

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