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Russian
Etymology
From a Turkic source, ultimately from Hungarian szállás.
Pronunciation
Noun
шала́ш • (šaláš) m inan (genitive шалаша́, nominative plural шалаши́, genitive plural шалаше́й)
- a simple wooden hut, hovel
- рыбачий шалаш ― rybačij šalaš ― a fishing hut
- (prison slang) the bottom bunk of a bunk bed, with a blanket hanging down from the top bunk as a curtain
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References
- ^ Zaicz Gábor: Etimológiai szótár, 2006