галка

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Га́лка (1)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *galъka, from *galъ (black, black-colored bird) + *-ъka (compare Russian -ка (-ka)). Cognate with Bulgarian гал (gal, jackdaw), dialectal Macedonian гал (gal, raven), archaic Serbo-Croatian га̏о (black, dirty) (fem. sg. га̏ла, neut. sg. га̏ло), га̑л (black color), Slovene gàl (bird with black feathers), dialectal Czech gáł (dirt; large black peas).

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Noun

га́лка (gálkaf anim or f inan (genitive га́лки, nominative plural га́лки, genitive plural га́лок, diminutive га́лочка)

  1. (animate) jackdaw, daw (Coloeus monedula)
  2. (inanimate) checkmark

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *galъka.

Pronunciation

Noun

га́лка (hálkaf animal (genitive га́лки, nominative plural га́лки or галки́, genitive plural га́лок or гало́к)

  1. jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)

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