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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʐavərənək]
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Noun

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жа́воронок (žávoronokm anim (genitive жа́воронка, nominative plural жа́воронки, genitive plural жа́воронков)

  1. lark, skylark
  2. early bird, morning person, someone who is always up with the lark
    Synonym: ра́нняя пта́шка (ránnjaja ptáška)
    Coordinate term: сова́ (sová)

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жаворонок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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