ободочная кишка
obodochnaya kishka
The Russian word for colon is ободочная кишка (obodochnaya kishka).
Meaning: punctuation mark (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
obodochnaya kishka
Did you know?
- The term кишка is used in various Russian idioms to describe courage or desperation, such as кишка тонка, which means someone lacks the strength or skill for a task.
- In Russian, if you want to speak about the 'colon' as a punctuation mark in a sentence, you must use двоеточие instead of any word related to 'кишка'.
- The anatomical term ободочная кишка is composed of two words: ободочная, meaning 'relating to a hoop' or 'rim', and кишка, meaning 'intestine'.
Example conversation
Maria and Alexander are editing a text together.
- Мария MariaАлександр, посмотри на этот знак.Aleksandr, posmotri na etot znak.Alexander, look at this mark.
- Александр AleksandrТам стоит ободочная кишка?Tam stoit obodochnaya kishka?Is there a colon there?
- Мария MariaДа, но она здесь не нужна.Da, no ona zdes' ne nuzhna.Yes, but it is not needed here.
- Александр AleksandrХорошо, я сейчас её удалю.Khorosho, ya seychas yeyo udalyu.Okay, I will delete it now.
