[ˈʃa̟jkɐ]
OriginVariant of ча́йка (čájka, “seagull”), as ships are frequently likened to birds. A form with /tʃ/ meaning a boat is also present in Ukrainian ча́йка (čájka), probably originally meaning somewhat original vessels but then compared to the Turco-Bulgaric type.
- historicala kind of small boat of up to twelve cannons heavily used in the Black Sea, Tisa, Danube and Sava
- gang of rogues, band of bandits
Formsша́йка(canonical, feminine) · šájka(romanization) · ша́йка(indefinite, singular) · ша́йки(indefinite, plural) · ша́йката(definite, singular) · ша́йките(definite, plural) · ша́йко(singular, vocative) · ша́йки(plural, vocative)