кошарка

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Macedonian

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Noun

кошарка (košarkaf

  1. basketball

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References

  • кошарка” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From кошара ("basket"), as a direct calque of the word "basketball". Likely 1940s in origin, as earlier news publications use the transcribed term "basketbal" (c.f. German Basketball), sometimes hyphenated, instead.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǒʃaːrka/
  • Hyphenation: ко‧шар‧ка

Noun

ко̀ша̄рка f (Latin spelling kòšārka)

  1. (sports) basketball

Usage notes

The term "basket", similarly to many other European languages, is an informal nickname for basketball, particularly 3-on-3 streetball games. The official FIBA 3X3 game is often referred to as "basket" by local media, due to its' association with streetball.

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Synonyms

  1. (dated) баскетбал
  2. (informal) баскет

Further reading

  • кошарка”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024