евшан

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic евшанъ (evšanŭ) (attested 1201), from a Turkic language; compare to Ottoman Turkish یاوشان, Turkish yavşan, Turkmen ýowşan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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евша́н (jevšánm inan (genitive евша́на, nominative plural евша́ны, genitive plural евша́нов)

  1. (dated) mugwort, wormwood
    Synonyms: полы́нь (polýnʹ), (colloquial) емша́н (jemšán)

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References

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