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Slovak
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čajьka.
Noun
čajka f (related adjective čajčí)
- gull
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Derived from Ukrainian ча́йка (čájka), perhaps via Turkic. Compare English saic. Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *čajьka.
Noun
čajka f
- (historical) a type of boat used by Zaporozhian Cossacks
Declension
Further reading
- “čajka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024