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чайка

Pronunciation: [ˈt͡ɕæjkə]

“чайка” is a Russian word. Its 9 meanings in English:

noun

  1. seagull
  2. chaika (boat)
  3. Chaika (Soviet watch brand)
  4. Chaika (series of Soviet 35 mm half-frame cameras)
  5. Chaika (Soviet luxury automobile)
  6. Chaika (Soviet sesquiplane fighter)
  7. Chayka (Soviet turboprop-powered amphibious aircraft)
  8. Chaika (Russian amphibious aircraft)
  9. Chayka (Soviet and Russian terrestrial radio navigation system)

Etymology

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

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