Translation
taiga (subarctic coniferous forest)
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Word origin
Borrowed from a Turkic or Mongolic language of southern Siberia; English 'taiga' comes from the same Russian word.
- Origin
- Turkic/Mongolic (via Russian)
- Root
- тайга
- English cognates
- taiga
Grammar
Examples
Сиби́рская занима́ет террито́рию.
The Siberian taiga covers a vast area.
покры́та глубо́ким сне́гом.
In winter the taiga is covered in deep snow.
Учёные , обита́ющих .
Scientists study the animals living in the taiga.
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