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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *piščalь. By surface analysis, пища́ть (piščátʹ) + -аль (-alʹ). Likely a doublet of пистолет (pistolet).
Pronunciation
Noun
пища́ль • (piščálʹ) f inan (genitive пища́ли, nominative plural пища́ли, genitive plural пища́лей)
- (music, dated) shepherd's pipe
- (historical) harquebus
- (historical) hand cannon, hand bombard
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