Russian edit

Etymology edit

Per Vasmer, from тача́ть (tačátʹ, to stitch) +‎ -ка (-ka). But compare Serbo-Croatian tačke, Polish taczka, etc.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈtat͡ɕkə]
  • (file)

Noun edit

та́чка (táčkaf inan (genitive та́чки, nominative plural та́чки, genitive plural та́чек)

  1. wheelbarrow
  2. shopping cart
  3. (slang) taxi
    пойма́ть та́чкуpojmátʹ táčkuto catch a taxi
  4. (slang) car

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Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: داشقە (daşqe, wheelbarrow)
  • Uzbek: tachka

References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тачка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tъčьka.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tât͡ʃka/
  • Hyphenation: тач‧ка

Noun edit

та̏чка f (Latin spelling tȁčka)

  1. (Serbia) dot, period
  2. (Serbia) point
  3. (regional, rare) wheelbarrow (variation of more common plural form тачке/tačke)

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