Рашка

Russian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈraʂkə]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Рашка.

Proper noun

Ра́шка • (Ráška) f inan (genitive Ра́шки)

  1. Raška, Rascia, a historical region located in modern Serbia
  2. Raška (a city in Serbia)

Etymology 2

Ра́ша (Ráša) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Proper noun

Ра́шка • (Ráška) f inan (genitive Ра́шки)

  1. (chiefly derogatory) Russia
    Ра́шка — кака́шка
    Ráška — kakáška
    "Russia is a shithole."
Usage notes

This term is used by some Russian Internet users to mock corruption, poverty, and social ills in their own country.

Declension
Declension of Ра́шка (inan sg-only fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 
singular
nominative Ра́шка
Ráška
genitive Ра́шки
Ráški
dative Ра́шке
Ráške
accusative Ра́шку
Rášku
instrumental Ра́шкой, Ра́шкою
Ráškoj, Ráškoju
prepositional Ра́шке
Ráške
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