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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *češuja.
Pronunciation
Noun
чешуя́ • (češujá) f inan (genitive чешуи́, nominative plural чешуи́, genitive plural чешу́й, diminutive чешу́йка)
- scales (of fish, reptiles, etc.)
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References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чешуя”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “чешуя”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 389
- Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “чешуя”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
- Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “чешуя”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 484
- Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “чесать”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 481