For a long time in Russia as if there were two parallel cultures. One simple, popular, in which the original terms arose and developed, and the second - built on the borrowing of Western European etiquette and foreign words.
Because of their confusion, some concepts are perceived by contemporaries in a negative way. Although "woman" is a common designation for a woman. In it, initially there is no neglect or insult. What actually laid the Russian people in this concept?
Native speech
Decoding of the term is intuitive for all native speakers. Three values are considered key:
a married peasant woman - in the speech of the nobility as an antonym for the potential bride - "girl";
wife - colloquial name of the spouse;
any woman - in a colloquial format like vulgarism.
The third option is often specified, and it turns out that the "woman" is a well-lived lady, grandmother. Either the mother of one of the parents, or an absolutely extraneous older woman. However, options are possible from the section of engineering and construction:
demolition tool (spherical or oblong);
hammer part in the machine;
blank for driving piles manually.
With the adjectives “potato” or “rum”, the meaning of the word “woman” takes you into the realm of cooking, pointing to certain dishes. And the epithet “snowy” turns the phrase into a synonym for the snowman beloved by all children.
Exotic interpretation
An unusual meaning appears in the context of Turkic languages, which are widely spoken in the East. In this case, any manifestations of femininity are excluded. Because the main decryption will be:
The last point can be considered the most significant. Some researchers suggest that it was from him that a stone woman came from. This is a humanoid statue, serving as a monument or object of worship. Even if it is not always possible to establish a clear connection with a particular cult, religion, local residents pay special respect to the ancient figures.
Current use
When the conversation turned to technology, culinary, archeology or refers the discussion participants to the Eastern sages, there is nothing wrong with using the word "woman". This is a common term without any background. It is a different matter if you try to turn in a similar way to someone from relatives, and especially to strangers.
Denial of a name is considered impolite in itself, and replacing it with a conditional “serf wife” is completely offensive. And if in phraseological units, when communicating in a narrow circle, a colorful concept can be used boldly, then in public communication try to avoid it, so as not to pass for ignoramuses.