Dictionary

borzoi en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɔɹ.zɔɪ/ (General-American)
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• /ˈbɔː.zɔɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian борзо́й (borzój), from бо́рзый (bórzyj, “swift”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (whence English brief, brace and merry).

Meanings

1. A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair.
   • Pia loves Rob, she had written it with her lipstick on the walls of the vespasienne in the Rue Colombe, waiting for him to finish, holding her pampered borzoi on the leash. 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 171:

Forms

Descendants

borzoi · บอร์ซอย

Synonyms

hose goat · Russian Wolfhound · Russian Hunting Sighthound · noodle · longboye

Translations (37)

mr बॉरझॉई (breed of dog) · sk ruský chrt (breed of dog) · he בורזוי (breed of dog) · gv coo Rooshagh (breed of dog) · alt аҥчы ийттер (breed of dog) · th บอร์ซอย (breed of dog) · tr borzoy (breed of dog) · it barzoi (breed of dog) · cmn 俄國狼狗 /俄国狼狗 (breed of dog) · ro barzoi (breed of dog) · eo rusa leporhundo (breed of dog) · tt бурзай (breed of dog) · ko 보르조이 (breed of dog) · cs barzoj (breed of dog) · hu orosz agár (breed of dog) · uk російський хорт (breed of dog) · ms borzoi (breed of dog) · ms anjing serigala Rusia (breed of dog) · es borzoi (breed of dog) · cmn 俄羅斯狼犬 /俄罗斯狼犬 (breed of dog) · hu barzoj (breed of dog) · pt borzoi (breed of dog) · de Russischer Jagdwindhund (breed of dog) · uk російський псовий хорт (breed of dog) · ru борза́я (breed of dog) · fr barzoï (breed of dog) · cmn 伯若犬 (breed of dog) · ja ボルゾイ (breed of dog) · de Barsoi (breed of dog) · pt borzói (breed of dog) · ba бурҙайы (breed of dog) · ar بُورْزُوي (breed of dog) · fi venäjänvinttikoira (breed of dog) · es lebrel ruso para la caza (breed of dog) · fr lévrier russe (breed of dog) · pl borzoj (breed of dog) · uk хорт (breed of dog)