Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian букси́ровать (buksírovatʹ), from Dutch boegseren, from Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre.[1] By surface analysis, букси́р (buksýr)-ува́ти (-uváty).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bʊkserʊˈʋate]
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Verb

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буксирува́ти (buksyruvátyimpf

  1. (transitive) to tow, to tug (to pull something behind one using a line or chain)

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Prefixed verbs

References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “буксир”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 288

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