Babushka

Babushka ( Russian Ба́бушка pronunciation ^{? / I} ) is the Russian diminutive of the word Baba (Russian Баба ), which literally means “woman” or “woman”. In Russian, babushka means something like " grandmother " and "grandma". The term is also often applied to older women in general, even if they are not related to the contact person. In German this is often translated as “little mother”.

Arts and Culture

The nestable, egg-shaped Russian doll, Matryoshka (alternative spelling: "Matryoshka"), made of wood and painted in bright colors, is also known as Babushka.

Babooshka is a popular Kate Bush pop song from 1980.

Indian dance act Rashni released the title Baboushka in 2007 .

The grandmothers choir Buranowskije Babuschki took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and reached 2nd place.

See also

• Baba , Baba Jaga , Babička

Web links

Wiktionary: Babushka  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} PONS Compact Dictionary Russian, PONS GmbH 2007, p. 21, ISBN 978-3125173279
2. ^ Matryoshka - the Russian box doll on russlandjournal.de.Retrieved on February 14, 2010
3. ↑ Steffen Hung: Rashni - Baboushka - hitparade.ch. Retrieved March 14, 2018 .