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单词 Baba Yaga
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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.

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