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Обикновена чайка (буревестница)
 
Сребриста чайка

Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *čajьka, from onomatopoeia of cry ча-ча (ča-ča). Compare Latvian kaija (mew gull), Estonian kajakas (gull).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃa̟jkɐ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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ча́йка (čájkaf (relational adjective ча́йков)

  1. seagull, seamew (seabird of family Laridae)
    Synonyms: мо́рски гъ́лъб (mórski gǎ́lǎb), (dialectal) кре́я (kréja)

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Hyponyms

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References

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  • чайка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • чайка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čajьka, from onomatopoeia of cry *kē.

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Noun

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ча́йка (čájkaf anim (genitive ча́йки, nominative plural ча́йки, genitive plural ча́ек, relational adjective ча́ячий)

  1. seagull
  2. Chaika (Soviet watch brand)
  3. Chaika (series of Soviet 35 mm half-frame cameras)
  4. Chaika (Soviet luxury automobile)
  5. Chaika (Soviet sesquiplane fighter)
  6. Chayka (Soviet turboprop-powered amphibious aircraft)
  7. Chaika (Russian amphibious aircraft)
  8. Chayka (Soviet and Russian terrestrial radio navigation system)
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Bezhta: чайка (čajka)
  • Southern Yukaghir: чайка (čajka)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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чайка́ (čajkám inan

  1. genitive singular of чаёк (čajók)

Further reading

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  • чайка in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

Southern Yukaghir

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Чайка.

Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian чайка (čajka).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕai̯ka]
  • Rhymes: -ajka
  • Hyphenation: чай‧ка

Noun

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чайка (čajka) (diminutive чайкадиэ)

  1. gull

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References

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  • Elena Maslova (2003) A Grammar of Kolyma Yukaghir, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 191

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *čajьka, from onomatopoeia of cry *kē.

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ча́йка (čájkaf animal (genitive ча́йки, nominative plural ча́йки or чайки́, genitive plural ча́йок or чайо́к)

  1. seagull

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ча́йка (čájkaf inan (genitive ча́йки, nominative plural ча́йки, genitive plural ча́йок)

  1. (historical) a type of boat used by Zaporozhian Cossacks

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