muzhik
or mou·jik, mu·jik, mu·zjik
[ moo-zhik, moo-zhik ]
/ muˈʒɪk, ˈmu ʒɪk /
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noun
a Russian peasant.
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Origin of muzhik
1560–70; <Russian muzhík, equivalent to muzh husband, man (OCS mǫžĭ, akin to man) + -ik diminutive suffix
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muzhik
moujik or mujik
/ (ˈmuːʒɪk) /
noun
a Russian peasant, esp under the tsars
Word Origin for muzhik
C16: from Russian: peasant
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