бой
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [boj]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oj
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *bojь, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyh₂ós, from *bʰeyh₂- (“to strike, hew”). Cognate with бить (bitʹ, “to beat”), with typical Indo-European nominal o-ablaut.
Noun
бой • (boj) m inan (genitive бо́я, nominative plural бои́, genitive plural боёв)
- beating, breakage
- battle, combat, engagement
- рукопа́шный бой ― rukopášnyj boj ― hand-to-hand fight(ing)/combat
- fight, fighting, struggle
- striking (of a clock)
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