"purga" meaning in English

See purga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: purgas [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Finnic *purkuder. Finnicbor. Russian пурга́ (purgá)bor. English purga From Russian пурга́ (purgá), from a Finnic source such as southern Karelian purgu or Veps purg (“snowstorm”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|ru:пурга́|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Finnic *purkuder. Finnicbor. Russian пурга́ (purgá)bor. English purga, {{bor|en|ru|пурга́}} Russian пурга́ (purgá), {{der|en|urj-fin}} Finnic, {{cog|krl|purgu}} Karelian purgu, {{cog|vep|purg||snowstorm}} Veps purg (“snowstorm”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} purga (plural purgas)
  1. A fine blizzard of snow in Russia.
    Sense id: en-purga-en-noun-5rUQzxvN Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 26 1 12 2 10 1 12 2 17 1 12 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 1 17 1 8 1 17 1 14 1 17 1 1 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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