"Z" meaning in Russian

See Z in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Symbol

IPA: [zɛt] Forms: z [lowercase]
Etymology: Sense 2 was derived from запад (zapad, “west”). The Z sign was initially used for vehicles targeted towards southeastern Ukraine, in a manner similar to invasion stripes used by the Allies in World War II. Later popularized by the Russian government on social media as a rallying symbol. Head templates: {{head|ru|letter|lower case|z}} Z (lower case z)
  1. the Roman letter Z, z Categories (topical): Nationalism Synonyms: зет Related terms: V (english: V), Еле́нский (Jelénskij, slang term mocking President Zelensky for the ban of the Z letter) (english: Elensky), З (Z), з (z), свои́х не броса́ем (svoíx ne brosájem, pro-war slogan) (english: we do not leave our own), спецопера́ция (specoperácija, official Russian government term for the invasion of Ukraine) (english: special operation), денацифици́ровать (denacificírovatʹ, another Russian government term used for the same invasion) (english: denazify)
    Sense id: en-Z-ru-symbol-sH2rvb3x Disambiguation of Nationalism: 48 52 Categories (other): Russian entries with incorrect language header, Russian links with redundant target parameters, Russian terms in nonstandard scripts Disambiguation of Russian entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Russian links with redundant target parameters: 69 31 Disambiguation of Russian terms in nonstandard scripts: 64 36 Derived forms: Z-бло́гер (Z-blóger) (english: a Z-blogger, a blogger who supports the invasion of Ukraine), Z-ме́рч (Z-mérč) (english: Z-merch, merchandise glorifying the invasion of Ukraine), Z-те́хника (Z-téxnika) (english: Z-techniques, techniques used during the invasion), Z-патрио́т (Z-patriót) (english: a Z-patriot, fanatical Russian nationalist who supports the invasion of Ukraine), зе́тник (zétnik) (english: a vatnik who uses the Z symbol, a supporter of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine), зэ́тник (zɛ́tnik), зиговать (zigovatʹ) (english: to use a Nazi salute), zиговать (zigovatʹ) (english: to support the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine), zва́стика (zvástika), zомби (zombi) (english: a zombie, a fanatical Russian nationalist who supports the invasion of Ukraine), РоZZия (RoZZija) (english: RuZZia, Russia as the aggressor during the invasion of Ukraine), ру́ZZкий мир (rúZZkij mir)
  2. (politics) A symbol representing support for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Categories (topical): Politics, Nationalism, Russian politics Synonyms: полусва́стика [derogatory], но́вая сва́стика, зва́стика, зи́га
    Sense id: en-Z-ru-symbol-ru:nationalist_symbol Disambiguation of Nationalism: 48 52 Disambiguation of Russian politics: 0 100 Categories (other): Russian terms written in foreign scripts Disambiguation of Russian terms written in foreign scripts: 40 60 Topics: government, politics
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "roman": "Z-blóger",
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "english": "Z-merch, merchandise glorifying the invasion of Ukraine",
          "roman": "Z-mérč",
          "word": "Z-ме́рч"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "english": "Z-techniques, techniques used during the invasion",
          "roman": "Z-téxnika",
          "word": "Z-те́хника"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "english": "a Z-patriot, fanatical Russian nationalist who supports the invasion of Ukraine",
          "roman": "Z-patriót",
          "word": "Z-патрио́т"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "english": "a vatnik who uses the Z symbol, a supporter of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "roman": "zétnik",
          "word": "зе́тник"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "roman": "zɛ́tnik",
          "word": "зэ́тник"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "english": "to use a Nazi salute",
          "roman": "zigovatʹ",
          "word": "зиговать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "english": "to support the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
          "roman": "zigovatʹ",
          "word": "zиговать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "roman": "zvástika",
          "word": "zва́стика"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "english": "a zombie, a fanatical Russian nationalist who supports the invasion of Ukraine",
          "roman": "zombi",
          "word": "zомби"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "english": "RuZZia, Russia as the aggressor during the invasion of Ukraine",
          "roman": "RoZZija",
          "word": "РоZZия"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "roman": "rúZZkij mir",
          "word": "ру́ZZкий мир"
        }
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      ],
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        [
          "Z",
          "Z"
        ],
        [
          "z",
          "z"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "english": "V",
          "word": "V"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "english": "Elensky",
          "roman": "Jelénskij, slang term mocking President Zelensky for the ban of the Z letter",
          "word": "Еле́нский"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "roman": "Z",
          "word": "З"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "roman": "z",
          "word": "з"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "english": "we do not leave our own",
          "roman": "svoíx ne brosájem, pro-war slogan",
          "word": "свои́х не броса́ем"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "english": "special operation",
          "roman": "specoperácija, official Russian government term for the invasion of Ukraine",
          "word": "спецопера́ция"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "english": "denazify",
          "roman": "denacificírovatʹ, another Russian government term used for the same invasion",
          "word": "денацифици́ровать"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "зет"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ru",
          "name": "Politics",
          "orig": "ru:Politics",
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            "Society",
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            "Fundamental"
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        },
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          "_dis": "40 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Russian terms written in foreign scripts",
          "parents": [
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            "Terms by orthographic property",
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        },
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          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ru",
          "name": "Nationalism",
          "orig": "ru:Nationalism",
          "parents": [
            "Ideologies",
            "Politics",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ru",
          "name": "Russian politics",
          "orig": "ru:Russian politics",
          "parents": [
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            "Russia",
            "Society",
            "Asia",
            "Europe",
            "All topics",
            "Earth",
            "Eurasia",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "\"for peace\", \"for victory\"",
          "roman": "#ZaMir, #ZaPobedu",
          "text": "#ZаМир, #ZаПобеду",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "ZOV (may also be interpreted as зов, or \"call forth [to war]\")",
          "text": "ZOV",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "\"dickhead\", \"RuZZia\", \"beaZts\", \"evil\", \"Zombie\", \"fucked up\"",
          "roman": "Zalupa, roZZija, zveri, Zlo, Zombi, piZdec",
          "text": "Zалупа, роZZия, zвери, Zло, Zомби, пиZдец",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A symbol representing support for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine"
      ],
      "id": "en-Z-ru-symbol-ru:nationalist_symbol",
      "links": [
        [
          "politics",
          "politics"
        ],
        [
          "symbol",
          "symbol"
        ],
        [
          "support",
          "support"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(politics) A symbol representing support for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "ru:nationalist symbol"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "derogatory"
          ],
          "word": "полусва́стика"
        },
        {
          "word": "но́вая сва́стика"
        },
        {
          "word": "зва́стика"
        },
        {
          "word": "зи́га"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[zɛt]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Z"
}
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    "Russian lemmas",
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    "Russian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "english": "a Z-blogger, a blogger who supports the invasion of Ukraine",
      "roman": "Z-blóger",
      "word": "Z-бло́гер"
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    {
      "english": "Z-merch, merchandise glorifying the invasion of Ukraine",
      "roman": "Z-mérč",
      "word": "Z-ме́рч"
    },
    {
      "english": "Z-techniques, techniques used during the invasion",
      "roman": "Z-téxnika",
      "word": "Z-те́хника"
    },
    {
      "english": "a Z-patriot, fanatical Russian nationalist who supports the invasion of Ukraine",
      "roman": "Z-patriót",
      "word": "Z-патрио́т"
    },
    {
      "english": "a vatnik who uses the Z symbol, a supporter of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "roman": "zétnik",
      "word": "зе́тник"
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    {
      "roman": "zɛ́tnik",
      "word": "зэ́тник"
    },
    {
      "english": "to use a Nazi salute",
      "roman": "zigovatʹ",
      "word": "зиговать"
    },
    {
      "english": "to support the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine",
      "roman": "zigovatʹ",
      "word": "zиговать"
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    {
      "roman": "zvástika",
      "word": "zва́стика"
    },
    {
      "english": "a zombie, a fanatical Russian nationalist who supports the invasion of Ukraine",
      "roman": "zombi",
      "word": "zомби"
    },
    {
      "english": "RuZZia, Russia as the aggressor during the invasion of Ukraine",
      "roman": "RoZZija",
      "word": "РоZZия"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rúZZkij mir",
      "word": "ру́ZZкий мир"
    }
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "symbol",
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    {
      "english": "V",
      "word": "V"
    },
    {
      "english": "Elensky",
      "roman": "Jelénskij, slang term mocking President Zelensky for the ban of the Z letter",
      "word": "Еле́нский"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Z",
      "word": "З"
    },
    {
      "roman": "z",
      "word": "з"
    },
    {
      "english": "we do not leave our own",
      "roman": "svoíx ne brosájem, pro-war slogan",
      "word": "свои́х не броса́ем"
    },
    {
      "english": "special operation",
      "roman": "specoperácija, official Russian government term for the invasion of Ukraine",
      "word": "спецопера́ция"
    },
    {
      "english": "denazify",
      "roman": "denacificírovatʹ, another Russian government term used for the same invasion",
      "word": "денацифици́ровать"
    }
  ],
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        "the Roman letter Z, z"
      ],
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        [
          "Z",
          "Z"
        ],
        [
          "z",
          "z"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "зет"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "english": "\"for peace\", \"for victory\"",
          "roman": "#ZaMir, #ZaPobedu",
          "text": "#ZаМир, #ZаПобеду",
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        },
        {
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          "text": "ZOV",
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        },
        {
          "english": "\"dickhead\", \"RuZZia\", \"beaZts\", \"evil\", \"Zombie\", \"fucked up\"",
          "roman": "Zalupa, roZZija, zveri, Zlo, Zombi, piZdec",
          "text": "Zалупа, роZZия, zвери, Zло, Zомби, пиZдец",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A symbol representing support for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine"
      ],
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          "word": "полусва́стика"
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        {
          "word": "но́вая сва́стика"
        },
        {
          "word": "зва́стика"
        },
        {
          "word": "зи́га"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "[zɛt]"
    }
  ],
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}

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