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Etymology

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Borrowed from a Turkic language, such as Kazakh апай (apai), with addition of -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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апа́йка (apájkaf anim (genitive апа́йки, nominative plural апа́йки, genitive plural апа́ек)

  1. (Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Chelyabinsk, Central Asia) A (generally Turkic-speaking or Asian and typically older or married) woman
    1. Especially, a female teacher
      Она рассказала, что ее выгнала апайка.
      Ona rasskazala, što jeje vygnala apajka.
      She said that the teacher had kicked her out.

Declension

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