请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 Baba Yaga
释义

Definition of Baba Yaga in English:

Baba Yaga

(also Baba Jaga)
noun ˌbɑːbə ˈjɑːɡə
  • In Russian and other Slavic folklore: (the name of) a witch or female demon.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in George Borrow (1803–1881), writer and traveller. From Russian Baba Jaga from baba + jaga Baba Yaga, cognate with Old Church Slavonic jęza illness, Serbian and Croatian jeza fear, terror, (regional) anger, Polish jędza shrew, witch; probably further cognate with Lithuanian engti to torment, oppress, tear, flay, beat, abuse, Old Icelandic ekki lamentation, grief, Old English inca doubt, question, scruple.

Definition of Baba Yaga in US English:

Baba Yaga

(also Baba Jaga)
nounˌbɑːbə ˈjɑːɡə
  • In Russian and other Slavic folklore: (the name of) a witch or female demon.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in George Borrow (1803–1881), writer and traveller. From Russian Baba Jaga from baba + jaga Baba Yaga, cognate with Old Church Slavonic jęza illness, Serbian and Croatian jeza fear, terror, (regional) anger, Polish jędza shrew, witch; probably further cognate with Lithuanian engti to torment, oppress, tear, flay, beat, abuse, Old Icelandic ekki lamentation, grief, Old English inca doubt, question, scruple.

随便看

 

英汉双解词典包含464360条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/28 22:29:22