moujik
[ moo-zhik, moo-zhik ]
/ muˈʒɪk, ˈmu ʒɪk /
noun
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Definition for moujik (2 of 2)
muzhik
or mou·jik, mu·jik, mu·zjik
[ moo-zhik, moo-zhik ]
/ muˈʒɪk, ˈmu ʒɪk /
noun
a Russian peasant.
Origin of muzhik
1560–70; < Russian
muzhík, equivalent to
muzh husband, man (OCS
mǫžĭ, akin to
man1) +
-ik diminutive suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for moujik (2 of 2)
muzhik
moujik or mujik
/ (ˈmuːʒɪk) /
noun
a Russian peasant, esp under the tsars
Word Origin for muzhik
C16: from Russian: peasant