borzoi

See also: borzói

English

Borzois a.k.a. Russian wolfhounds

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian борзо́й (borzój), from бо́рзый (bórzyj, “swift”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (whence English brief, brace and merry).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔː.zɔɪ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɹ.zɔɪ/

Noun

borzoi (plural borzois or borzoi)

1. A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair.

   Synonyms: Russian Hunting Sighthound, Russian Wolfhound

   • 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 171:

     Pia loves Rob, she had written it with her lipstick on the walls of the vespasienne in the Rue Colombe, waiting for him to finish, holding her pampered borzoi on the leash.

Translations

breed of dog

• Arabic: بُورْزُوي m (burzuy)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 俄國狼狗 / 俄国狼狗 (Éguó lánggǒu)

• Esperanto: rusa leporhundo
• Finnish: venäjänvinttikoira
• French: barzoï (fr) m, lévrier russe (fr) m
• German: Barsoi (de) m, Russischer Jagdwindhund m
• Italian: barzoi m
• Japanese: ボルゾイ (boruzoi)
• Korean: 보르조이 (boreujoi)
• Malay: borzoi, anjing serigala Rusia
• Manx: coo Rooshagh m
• Marathi: बॉरझॉई (bŏrjhŏī)
• Polish: borzoj m
• Portuguese: borzói m, borzoi m
• Russian: борза́я (ru) f (borzája)
• Slovak: ruský chrt m
• Spanish: borzoi m, lebrel ruso para la caza m

Further reading

• borzoi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Ziobro

Malay

Etymology

From English borzoi, from Russian борзо́й (borzój), from борзый (borzyj, “swift”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ(r)zoi̯/
• Rhymes: -zoi̯, -oi̯

Noun

borzoi (plural borzoi-borzoi)

1. borzoi (breed of dog)

Synonyms

• anjing serigala Rusia

Portuguese

Noun

borzoi m (plural borzois)

1. Alternative form of borzói

Spanish

Noun

borzoi m (plural borzoi)

1. borzoi (dog breed)