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Originally Posted by Pushka
Apologies upfront but this post is so  so don't read further unless you are interested in lexicon.
pushka is the name of my cat, given to her by my hubby as a messy version of the words 'pussycat'. |
I'd never guess it!
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So I guess the fluffy furry Russian word is very correct.
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However, it is just a coincidence.
Actually, there is no such meaning of that word in the dictionaries, but it could be formed by some common words-forming laws. There is a word "puh" (pronounced "pookh"), meaning "fluff" (not "fur"!); and "Pushka" might be seen as a shortened form of feminine gender adjective "fluffy" (similar shortened form for masculine gender would be "Pushik" i guess).
And another coincidence, your cat is a female
