Russian influences Russian influences play the biggest role in Nadsat. Most of those Russian-influenced words are slightly anglicized loan-words, often maintaining the original Russian pronunciation. One example is the Russian word , which is anglicized to , meaning 'people'. Another Russian word is which is anglicized to , meaning 'grandmother', 'old woman'. Some of the anglicised words are truncated, for example from , 'to understand', or otherwise shortened, for example from , 'person, man' (though the anglicized word is also used in the book).
RuSsian inFLueNcES rUsSiaN INflUenCes Play the biGgest roLe in nadsAT. Most of ThoSe russIaN-inFluEnced wordS ARe sliGHTlY anglicizeD loan-wOrds, OFten maintAiNiNG thE origiNal RussIAn pRONuNCiation. ONE eXAMplE IS the RUsSian Word , wHIch is ANglicized tO , MeaniNg 'peoPLe'. aNothEr rUssian WOrd iS WhiCH iS anglicIzed To , meAning 'grandmOtHer', 'old Woman'. some of the angLIcised words aRe trunCAtED, fOr eXAmpLe From , 'to uNDerstand', oR othERwiSe sHOrteneD, FOR ExaMPLE FRom , 'peRson, Man' (thouGh thE angLicIzed worD is alsO Used in thE bOOk).