No. 4,058 in Russian
мурашко
The Russian word "мурашко" is a diminutive form of "мурашка," which colloquially refers to a tiny ant or to "goosebumps" in a figurative sense.
In a sentence
По спине пробежал мурашко от этого ледяного ветра.
A shiver ran down my spine from the icy wind.
In this sentence, 'мурашко' metaphorically represents a 'shiver' or a sensation caused by the cold.
Он стал мэром города и решил построить парк имени Мурашко.
He became the mayor of the city and decided to build a park named after Murashko.
'Мурашко' here is used as a proper noun, likely a surname.
Дети рисовали мурашку в саду, добавив к нему крылья.
The children were drawing a small ant in the garden, adding wings to it.
The word 'мурашка' (a small ant or insect) forms the base here, creatively interpreted by the children.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “мурашко” in actual Russian podcasts.
Find “мурашко” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Russian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into русский, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Russian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).