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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from a Turkic language, from Proto-Turkic *kiayguk (“boat, oar”). Compare Azerbaijani qayıq (“boat”), Crimean Tatar qayıq (“boat”), Kyrgyz кайык (kayık, “boat”), Southern Altai кайык (kayïk, “oar”), Turkmen kayık (“boat”), Uzbek qayiq (“boat”). Doublet of каи́к (kaík).
Noun
каю́к • (kajúk) m inan (genitive каюка́, nominative plural каюки́, genitive plural каюко́в)
- (archaic, nautical) caïque
- Synonym: каи́к (kaík)
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from a Turkic language.
Predicative
каю́к • (kajúk)
- (low colloquial, impersonal) one is screwed, one is done for, one is toast
- Synonyms: капе́ц (kapéc), коне́ц (konéc), кры́шка (krýška), хана́ (xaná)
- Мне каю́к. ― Mne kajúk. ― I'm screwed.