"chaga" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Permic *čak Komi-Zyrian тшак (čak)bor. Russian ча́га (čága)bor. English chaga Borrowed from Russian ча́га (čága), Komi-Zyrian тшак (čak, “mushroom, growth”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|ru:ча́га|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Permic *čak Komi-Zyrian тшак (čak)bor. Russian ча́га (čága)bor. English chaga, {{bor+|en|ru|ча́га|}} Borrowed from Russian ча́га (čága), {{der|en|kpv|тшак|t=mushroom, growth}} Komi-Zyrian тшак (čak, “mushroom, growth”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} chaga (uncountable)
  1. A parasitic fungus of trees, usually birch, found on the circumboreal region of the Northern hemisphere, Inonotus obliquus. Tags: uncountable Synonyms (Inonotus obliquus): chaga mushroom
    Sense id: en-chaga-en-noun-laVgyUBI Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Northern Khanty translations, Terms with Northern Mansi translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Khanty translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Mansi translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'Inonotus obliquus': 73 27
  2. The irregular conk of this fungus, used in East European folk medicine to treat a number of conditions. Tags: uncountable Translations (conk): pakuri (Finnish), кэйук (Itelmen), бака (baka) (Komi-Zyrian), вөш (wøš) (Northern Khanty), kreftkjuke [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), чага (čaga) [feminine] (Russian), пакля (paklja) [feminine] (Russian), тютяк (tjutjak) [masculine] (Russian), кайыҥныҥ мешкези (kayïŋnïŋ meškezi) (Southern Altai) Translations (fungus): 白樺茸 /白桦茸 (Chinese Mandarin), pakurikääpä (Finnish), 자작나무시루뻔버섯 (jajangnamusiruppeonbeoseot) (Korean), трутови́к (trutovík) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-chaga-en-noun-ZulssdqE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Itelmen translations, Terms with Komi-Zyrian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Southern Altai translations, Fungi Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 15 1 19 15 1 15 9 1 15 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Itelmen translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Komi-Zyrian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Southern Altai translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Fungi: 41 59 Disambiguation of 'conk': 13 87 Disambiguation of 'fungus': 42 58
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