червяк

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Bulgarian[edit]

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че́рвей (čérvej, worm) +‎ -як (-jak).

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че́рвяк (čérvjakm

  1. (dialectal) Augmentative of че́рвей (čérvej, worm)

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrvь + -я́к (-ják).

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червя́к (červjákm anim (genitive червяка́, nominative plural червяки́, genitive plural червяко́в, diminutive червячо́к)

  1. (colloquial) worm
  2. (colloquial) maggot
  3. (colloquial, figuratively) miserable, insignificant person, worm
    Ты жа́лкий червя́к!
    Ty žálkij červják!
    You pathetic little worm!
  4. (engineering) worm screw

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