Russian

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Etymology

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From German Grobian (brute), influenced by грубый (grubyj)[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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грубия́н (grubijánm anim (genitive грубия́на, nominative plural грубия́ны, genitive plural грубия́нов, feminine грубия́нка)

  1. churl, boor, cad, chuff, vulgarian, bounder (rude and mean fellow)

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References

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  1. ^ Ушаков Д. Н. [Ušakov D. N.], editor (1935–1940), “грубиян”, in Толковый словарь русского языка (Tolkovyj slovarʹ russkovo jazyka) [Explanatory Dictionary of the Russian Language]‎[1] (in Russian), Moscow: Gosudarstvennoje izdatelʹstvo inostrannyx i nacionalʹnyx slovarej