белуга

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲɪˈluɡə]

Noun

белу́га (belúga) f anim (genitive белу́ги, nominative plural белу́ги, genitive plural белу́г)

  1. beluga (the European sturgeon)
  2. (dated) beluga (white whale) (the term was used until the XIX century and is still sometimes confused with "белуха" - the modern term for "white whale")
    парохо́д ревёт белу́гой
    paroxód revjót belúgoj
    the steamboat roars like a beluga

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