gugnia

English translation: rough nasal voice

11:47 Jul 2, 2004

Russian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Russian term or phrase: gugnia

Novel circa 1900

"Iz chulana slyshalsia vizguchii khokhot p'ianoi Steshi i grubaia gugnia beznosogo."

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English translation:rough nasal voice

Explanation:
... His rough, nasal voice spewed forth in a torrent of slurred, intelligible
indignations. He spluttered as he sat up and squinted at the light. ...
www.alphalink.com.au/~nevyn/two.html

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Note added at 3 hrs 58 mins (2004-07-02 15:45:55 GMT)
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A rough, nasal voice burned into his ear
and made him wince in pain. “Second Battalion, Operations ...
www.dropshipcommand.com/jp/authors/ stories/Criminal_Intent_Part_Five.html

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Local time: 02:47

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3 +1

snufflе

Yoana Yotova

2 +2

speak through one's nose

Alexander Onishko

rough nasal voice

sergey (X)

mutter

Ruby

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

snufflе

Explanation:
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Yoana Yotova
Local time: 04:47
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

speak through one's nose

Explanation:
Dahl => гугнить - говорить в нос

ГУГНИВЫЙ ГУГНИВЫЙ, гугнявый, картавый, особ. гнусливый, кто говорить в нос, в нёбо; | тул. плешивый, гунявый (см. гуна и гунить). Гугня жен. гугниха жен., новг., урал.-казач. то же, гнусарь, кто гнусит. За здоровье бабушки Гугнихи! праматерь Уральских казаков. Гугнивость жен. свойство это, гнусливость. Гугнавить, гугнявить, гугнивить, гундосить, гнусить, говорить невнятно, в нос или горлом. Гугнаветь, гугняветь или гугниветь, делаться гугнявым, напр. от дурной болезни.

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Note added at 22 mins (2004-07-02 12:10:11 GMT)
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two more variants - nasality, nasal intonation

Alexander Onishko
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian,

Ukrainian
PRO pts in category: 63

3 hrs confidence:

rough nasal voice

sergey (X)
Local time: 02:47
PRO pts in category: 51

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6 hrs confidence:

mutter

Explanation:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=mutter

Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=mutter

Ruby

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