Roly-poly

"Roly-poly" in Russian

ва́нька-вста́нька

vánʹka-vstánʹka

(toy that rights itself when pushed over)

мокри́ца

mokríca

(small terrestrial invertebrate which tends to roll into a ball when disturbed)

неваля́шка

nevaljáška

(toy that rights itself when pushed over)

пуза́н

puzán

(short, plump person (especially a child))

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