бумажный

Russian

Etymology

Analyzable as бума́га (bumága) +‎ -ный (-nyj).

Vasmer hypothesizes that бума́га (bumága) might be a back-formation, and бума́жный (bumážnyj) the original term derived from Italian bambagino (“made of cotton wool”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʊˈmaʐnɨj]
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Adjective

бума́жный • (bumážnyj)

  1. (relational) paper
    бума́жный паке́т ― bumážnyj pakét ― paper bag
    бума́жный заво́д ― bumážnyj zavód ― paper mill
    бума́жный тигр ― bumážnyj tigr ― paper tiger
  2. (relational, figuratively) paperwork
    бума́жная волоки́та ― bumážnaja volokíta ― red tape
  3. (relational, dated) cotton, cotton wool (made of cotton fibers or cloth)
    ша́пка бума́жная ― šápka bumážnaja ― quilted helmet

Declension

Descendants

  • → Ingrian: bumažnoi

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бумага”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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