очаг

Russian

Etymology

From a Turkic source; compare Kyrgyz очок (oçok), Uzbek o'choq, Turkish ocak (“stove”); from Old Turkic očaq‎ (očaq), očuq‎ (očuq, “stove, oven”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈt͡ɕak]
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Noun

оча́г • (očág) m inan (genitive очага́, nominative plural очаги́, genitive plural очаго́в)

  1. hearth
  2. pocket (an isolated group or area)
    оча́г сопротивле́ния ― očág soprotivlénija ― pocket of resistance
  3. (figuratively) breeding ground, hotbed
    оча́г жёлтой лихора́дки ― očág žóltoj lixorádki ― hotbed of yellow fever

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