пішак

Ukrainian

пішаки

Etymology

From пі́ший (píšyj) + -а́к (-ák). Compare Serbo-Croatian пѐша̄к / pèšāk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲiˈʃak]
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Noun

піша́к • (pišák) m inan or m pers (genitive пішака́, nominative plural пішаки́, genitive plural пішакі́в)

  1. (inanimate, chess) pawn
  2. (personal, figurative) pawn (someone who is being manipulated or used to some end)
  3. (inanimate, historical, obsolete) ancient Ukrainian unofficial unit of land, measuring from 0.5 hectares to 5 hectares

Declension

(inanimate):

(personal):

See also

Chess pieces in Ukrainian · шахові фігури (šaxovi fihury) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
король (korolʹ) ферзь (ferzʹ) тура (tura) слон (slon) кінь (kinʹ) пішак (pišak)

Further reading

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