# бык
## Belarusian
### Etymology

From Old Ruthenian быкъ (byk), from Old East Slavic бꙑкъ (bykŭ), from Proto-Slavic *bykъ. Cognate with Ukrainian бик (byk).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bɨk]
* Audio:(file)
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### Noun

бык • (byk) m animal (genitive быка́, nominative plural быкі́, genitive plural быко́ў)
* bull

#### Declension

$^1$Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

#### Derived terms

* бычы́ны (byčýny)

### References

* “бык” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

## Komi-Zyrian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɯk/, [ˈbɯ̈k]
* Rhymes: -ɯk
* Hyphenation: бык

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian бык (byk).

#### Noun

бык • (byk)
* (dialectal) Synonym of ӧш (öš, “bull”)

##### Declension

Possessive declension of бык :

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

бык • (byk)
* (dialectal) Synonym of стрӧпилӧ (ströpilö, “rafter”)

##### Declension

Possessive declension of бык :

### References

* Anu-Reet Hauzenberg (1972) Названия животных в коми языке [Names of animals in the Komi language], Tallinn: Estonian Academy of Sciences, page 78
* L. M. Beznosikova, E. A. Ajbabina, R. I. Kosnyreva (2000) Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 70

## Russian
### Alternative forms

* быкъ (byk) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic бꙑкъ (bykŭ), from Proto-Slavic *bykъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bɨk]
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɨk

### Noun

бык • (byk) m anim or m inan (genitive быка́, nominative plural быки́, genitive plural быко́в, relational adjective бы́чий or быча́чий, diminutive бычо́к, augmentative бычи́ще or быча́ра)
* (animate) bull, ox
* (animate, colloquial) a big, strong, or stubborn man
    Synonyms: здоровя́к (zdorovják), сила́ч (siláč)
* (animate, slang) gangster, mobster, soldier (rank-and-file member of a criminal gang)
    Synonym: банди́т (bandít)
* (animate, finance) bull
* (inanimate) abutment, pier
* (inanimate, regional) rocky headland

#### Derived terms

* быкова́ть impf (bykovátʹ), быкова́тый (bykovátyj)
* бы́чить impf (býčitʹ), бы́читься impf (býčitʹsja)
** бы́чка f (býčka)
** набы́читься pf (nabýčitʹsja)
* овцебы́к m anim (ovcebýk)
* быка́ за рога́ (byká za rogá)
** брать быка́ за рога́ impf (bratʹ byká za rogá), взять быка́ за рога́ pf (vzjatʹ byká za rogá)

#### Related terms

* бу́кать impf (búkatʹ)
** бука́шка f anim (bukáška)
* буча́ть impf (bučátʹ)
** бу́ча f (búča)
* пчела́ f anim (pčelá)

#### Descendants

* → Komi-Zyrian: бык (byk)

### See also

* бу́ка m anim or f anim (búka)
* бу́хать impf (búxatʹ)
* коро́ва f anim (koróva)
* телёнок m anim (teljónok)

### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бык”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “букать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бучать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
* Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “бык”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 128

## Yakut
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bạk- (“to look, to watch”).

### Verb

бык • (bık)
* (intransitive) to appear
    Synonyms: баар буол (baar buol), көһүн (köhün)
    ый быкта ― ıy bıkta ― the moon appeared
* to peek / poke / stick out