чайка

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Bulgarian

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Обикновена чайка (буревестница)
Сребриста чайка

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čajьka, from onomatopoeia of cry ча-ча (ča-ča). Compare Latvian kaija (mew gull), Estonian kajakas (gull).

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Noun

ча́йка (čájkaf (relational adjective ча́йков)

  1. seagull, seamew (seabird of family Laridae)
    Synonyms: мо́рски гъ́лъб (mórski gǎ́lǎb), (dialectal) кре́я (kréja)

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Hyponyms

References

  • чайка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • чайка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čajьka, from onomatopoeia of cry *kē.

Pronunciation

Noun

ча́йка (čájkaf anim (genitive ча́йки, nominative plural ча́йки, genitive plural ча́ек, relational adjective ча́ячий)

  1. seagull
  2. Chaika (Soviet watch brand)
  3. Chaika (series of Soviet 35 mm half-frame cameras)
  4. Chaika (Soviet luxury automobile)
  5. Chaika (Soviet sesquiplane fighter)
  6. Chayka (Soviet turboprop-powered amphibious aircraft)
  7. Chaika (Russian amphibious aircraft)
  8. Chayka (Soviet and Russian terrestrial radio navigation system)
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Descendants
  • Bezhta: чайка (čajka)
  • Southern Yukaghir: чайка (čajka)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

чайка́ (čajkám inan

  1. genitive singular of чаёк (čajók)

Further reading

  • чайка in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

Southern Yukaghir

Чайка.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian чайка (čajka).

Pronunciation

Noun

чайка (čajka) (diminutive чайкадиэ)

  1. gull

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Synonyms

References

  • Elena Maslova (2003) A Grammar of Kolyma Yukaghir, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 191

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čajьka, from onomatopoeia of cry *kē.

Pronunciation

Noun

ча́йка (čájkaf animal (genitive ча́йки, nominative plural ча́йки or чайки́, genitive plural ча́йок or чайо́к)

  1. seagull

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Noun

ча́йка (čájkaf inan (genitive ча́йки, nominative plural ча́йки, genitive plural ча́йок)

  1. (historical) a type of boat used by Zaporozhian Cossacks

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