taiga
A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and…A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.
» He noticed a deer in the taiga.
Он заметил в тайге оленя.
Meaning
1 sensesA subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.
Taiga, Borealer Nadelwald
тайга́tajgá
тайга́tajhá
Examples
7 sentencesHe noticed a deer in the taiga.
ruОн заметил в тайге оленя.
Spring in the taiga quickly gives way to summer.
ruВесну в тайге быстро сменяет лето.
We walked through the taiga.
ruМы шли по тайге.
It is snowy and warm in the Siberian taiga in spring.
ruВесной в сибирской тайге снежно и тепло.
We climbed the highest hill. Below us, around us, far ahead — everywhere was only endless taiga.
ruМы поднялись на самую высокую сопку. Внизу под нами, вокруг, далеко впереди — всюду только бескрайняя тайга.
Translations
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Origin
From Russian тайга́ (tajgá), from South Siberian Turkic (Altai region, for example the AltFrom Russian тайга́ (tajgá), from South Siberian Turkic (Altai region, for example the Altay or Shor language, cf Khakas: тағ (tağ)), or alternatively Yakut тайга (tayga, “untraversable forest”). Doublet of Tayga.
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