гуж

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Avar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Turkic, compare Azerbaijani güc.

Noun[edit]

гуж (guž)

  1. power
  2. force
  3. strength

Lezgi[edit]

Noun[edit]

гуж (guž)

  1. force
  2. strength

Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gǫžь.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

гуж (gužm inan (genitive гужа́, nominative plural гужи́, genitive plural гуже́й)

  1. tug
    взялся за гуж
    не говори́, что не дюж
    (proverb)
    vzjalsja za guž
    ne govorí, što ne djuž
    if you pledge, don't hedge;
    if a job is once begun, never leave it till it's done

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

гу̑ж m (Latin spelling gȗž)

  1. Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus, syn. Coluber longissimus)
  2. (in the plural) Colubridae

References[edit]

  • гуж” in Hrvatski jezični portal