Belarusian

Noun

кухня • ‎(kúxnja) f inanimate

1. kitchen

Declension

Bulgarian

кухня

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuxnʲə/

Noun

кухня • ‎(kúhnja) f

1. kitchen
2. cuisine, cooking, cookery

Inflection

Russian

Etymology

Since the 18th century. Borrowing from Czech kuchyně ‎(“kitchen”) via Polish kuchnia ‎(“kitchen”), from Old High German kuchī̆na ‎(“kitchen”), from Latin cocina ‎(“kitchen”). Displaced native Russian пова́рня ‎(povárnja, “kitchen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuxnʲə]

Noun

ку́хня • ‎(kúxnja) f inan ‎(genitive ку́хни, nominative plural ку́хни, genitive plural ку́хонь)

1. kitchen
2. suite of furniture for a kitchen
3. cuisine
4. (figuratively) behind-the-scenes dealings or operation

   полити́ческая ку́хня

Declension

Derived terms

• ку́хонный ‎(kúxonnyj)
• ку́хонька ‎(kúxonʹka)

Related terms

• ко́мната ‎(kómnata)
• наря́д на ку́хню ‎(narjád na kúxnju)

References

• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “кухня”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
• Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “кухня”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 459

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuxnʲɐ]

Noun

ку́хня • ‎(kúxnja) f inan ‎(genitive ку́хні, nominative plural ку́хні)

1. kitchen

Declension