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  2. Baba Yaga - Wikipedia

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    Baba Yaga depicted in Tales of the Russian People (published by V. A. Gatsuk in Moscow in 1894) Baba Yaga being used as an example for the Cyrillic letter Б, in Alexandre Benois' ABC-Book Baba Yaga is an enigmatic or ambiguous character from Slavic folklore (or one of a trio of sisters of the same name) who has two opposite roles.

  3. Nonna - Wikipedia

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    Nonna is the Italian word for grandmother and a Russian feminine name. It may refer to: People. Saint Non, mother of David, the patron saint of Wales;

  4. List of English words of Russian origin - Wikipedia

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    Many languages, including English, contain words (Russianisms) most likely borrowed from the Russian language. Not all of the words are of purely Russian or origin. Some of them co-exist in other Slavic languages, and it can be difficult to determine whether they entered English from Russian or, say, Bulgarian. Some other words are borrowed or ...

  5. Nadsat - Wikipedia

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    Most of those Russian-influenced words are slightly anglicized loan-words, often maintaining the original Russian pronunciation. [5] One example is the Russian word lyudi, which is anglicized to lewdies, meaning 'people'. [6] Another Russian word is bábushka which is anglicized to baboochka, meaning 'grandmother', 'old woman'. [6]

  6. Babushka - Wikipedia

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    "Babooshka" (song), a 1980 song by Kate Bush "Babushska" is an instrumental by the Dance Hall Crashers from their debut album of the same name (1990). The song's title is a portmanteau of the words "babushka" and "ska," the latter being the one of DHC's music genres.

  7. 40 Unique Grandparent Names That Aren't Grandma and Grandpa - AOL

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    Twenty20. 4. Nana. Short and sweet, not to mention easy to pronounce for the little ones. 5. Nani and Nana. The maternal grandparent names (i.e., mom’s parents) in Hindi.

  8. Talk:Matryoshka doll - Wikipedia

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    A matryoshka doll, also known as a Russian nested doll or a babushka doll, is a set of dolls of decreasing sizes placed one inside the other. The word "matryoshka" (Матрёшка) is derived from the Russian female first name "Matryona" (Матрёна). The word "babushka" is the Russian word for grandmother.

  9. 92 grandma names and nicknames for the grandmother in your life

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    92 grandma names to consider. Struggling to find the perfect grandma nickname for the special woman in your life? Here are 92 names for grandma to consider. Grandma. Gran. Grandmom. Grammy. Granny ...