шашка

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʂaʂkə]
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Etymology 1

шах (šax, check) + -ка (-ka).

Noun

ша́шка • (šáška) f inan (genitive ша́шки, nominative plural ша́шки, genitive plural ша́шек)

  1. checker, draughtsman (a piece in a game of checkers/draughts)
  2. (in the plural) checkers/draughts (board game)
  3. explosive charge, stick (e.g. of dynamite)
  4. (military) smoke grenade
  5. (construction) paving block
Declension
Descendants
  • Ingrian: šaška

Etymology 2

Кавказская шашка

A Circassian borrowing, compare to Adyghe сэшхуэ (sɛšxʷɛ, long knife).

Noun

ша́шка • (šáška) f inan (genitive ша́шки, nominative plural ша́шки, genitive plural ша́шек)

  1. Cossack sabre, Circassian sabre, shashka (a type of guardless, lightly-curved sabre)
  2. (military, dated) rider, cavalryman (as a counting unit of military strength)
    У проти́вника 6200 штыко́в и 1500 ша́шек при 20 ору́дияхU protívnika 6200 štykóv i 1500 šášek pri 20 orúdijaxThe adversary has 6200 infantry and 1500 cavalry supported by 20 pieces of artillery
Declension
Descendants
  • Kalmyk: чашк (çaşk)
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