Dictionary

kibitka en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kɪˈbɪtkə/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian киби́тка (kibítka); see there for more.

Meanings

1. A Russian type of telega or sleigh with a (usually rounded) cover over the passenger seats.
   • Three kinds of conveyances are available: the telega, or cart without springs, which has to be changed at every station, and for which a charge of about 8d. is made at every stage; the kibitka, or cart (in winter a sledge) with a hood; and the tarantas, a kind of carriage on wooden springs, which admits of the traveller lying down full length, and which can be made very comfortable at night. 1868, “Route 25: London to Pekin […] ”, in Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, page 329:
2. A circular tent or yurt used by various nomadic peoples such as the Kalmyks and Kyrgyz.
   • On 12 January, having hired horses for himself, his servant and the guide, and three camels to carry their baggage, including a kibitka, or Turcoman tent, he left Kazala, ostensibly bound for the Russian garrison town. 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 328:

Forms

Synonyms

yurt (tent)

Translations (13)

ro chibitcă (carriage or sleigh) · ru киби́тка (tent — see also yurt) · de Kibitke (carriage or sleigh) · fr kibitka (carriage or sleigh) · uk киби́тка (carriage or sleigh) · fi jurtta (tent — see also yurt) · fi umpivaunu (carriage or sleigh) · mn хэбид (carriage or sleigh) · fi kuomureki (sleigh) (carriage or sleigh) · be кiбíтка (carriage or sleigh) · cs kibitka (carriage or sleigh) · ru киби́тка (carriage or sleigh) · pl kibitka (carriage or sleigh)