great Russian poet immortalized the bold stroke of a pen a word.The tale of Alexander Sergeyevich princess acted "like a peahen."Poet praised her or laugh at her?
definition
meaning rather workaday nothing bombastic in him.Pava - a bird, or rather, the female, or more precisely - a female peacock.Just like a sparrow - sparrow, an eagle - eagle, a rooster - hen, because a peacock - a peahen.
meaning "peahen"
always present comparisons of human speech, including metaphors, when people assign attributes, qualities, behaviors of animals.Sharp as the eagle;dirty as a pig;awkward as an elephant.Even if the animal is not actually possess these qualities, they are just invented by man (pigs quite clean animals, the elephant can be very quick and agile).
But not in the case of the peahen.Have you seen a female peacock in the zoo?Notice how she behaves?Watching these wonderful birds, you can see that they give first place in the contest of beauty a bird.Their movements are always smooth, no fuss, looking proudly beak raised up as if indeed peahen - the queen among the birds!
Just all of these qualities and assign a woman, calling her peahen:
- celebrate its external beauty;
- haughty posture;
- slow pace and fluidity of movement;
- quiet, low-key style of communication.
Neither fish nor fowl
But, as the saying goes, all good in moderation.If a woman these qualities are expressed in good self-esteem, self-restraint and elegance, it is definitely a "peahen" - it's a compliment.
When she proud, proud, prejudiced, it is inappropriate behavior, then there is nothing to be proud of, although in this case it can be called a peahen.At the two ends of each stick.
There is an expression about Pava and crow: that neither the fact nor the orders of birds can not be discussed include human.At this point everyone perceives it as he wants.You can and be offended by the uncertainty, but you can rejoice in the middle.
in the true sense, albeit allegorical, peahen - a word with extremely positive value.The majestic, proud, sedate, stately, slender, beautiful.And you wanted to "walk peahen?"
negative connotation "pave" give human traits, no relation to the peacocks do not have.When a woman is attractive, but does not know how to appreciate it with all the others behave carelessly, arrogantly, inappropriate, disrespectful, speaks loudly, many, is not the case - it is, unfortunately, too peahen.Just say already ironically, referring to more than chicken in the subtext, because the peacock belongs to the order Galliformes.
their domesticated in ancient Egypt, and Asher, Arabia, held in the palaces of Rome and Greece, sometimes almost like chickens.Some connoisseurs even ate their eggs for food.Although, of course, more than the beauty of their plumage appreciated.
From Pushkin to our days
word "Pava" is unlikely you will hear the conversation at the next table in the café, or read in the modern detective story.It lost its popularity, relevance, like many other (bass, Parun, to dress).
language - as a living organism, it develops, grows, some cells (the word) die (forgotten), new.
few hundred years ago the great poet said to compliment the heroine of his work.If the word "peahen" then and it was not popular, widely used, after the Swan Princess, probably, many of the proud, self-confident beauties heard it in his address.Although
unless specifically note is often used in the literature, such a comparison.There is a "peahen" Turgenev, Chekhov, Derzhavina Melnikov Crypt, Pasternak, and later - in the song Egorova.
Maybe that word is returned to the active Russian language, and again the clouds float surfactants, go girl, rose bloom ...
