Macedonian edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

черга (čergaf (diminutive чергичка or чергиче)

  1. mat, rug
  2. Gypsy tent (small)

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Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چرگه (çerge).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃêːrɡa/
  • Hyphenation: чер‧га

Noun edit

че̑рга f (Latin spelling čȇrga)

  1. a small tent

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Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From Old East Slavic черга (čerga), from a Turkic language,[1][2] compare Azerbaijani cərgə (row, rank); ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠵᠡᠷᠭᠡ (ǰerge). Cognates include Belarusian чарга́ (čarhá). Doublet of шеренга (šerenha).

Pronunciation edit

  • че́рга: IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛrɦɐ]
  • (file)
  • черга́: IPA(key): [t͡ʃerˈɦa]

Noun edit

че́рга or черга́ (čérha or čerháf inan (genitive че́рги or черги́, nominative plural че́рги, genitive plural черг, relational adjective чергови́й)

  1. turn, queue

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Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “черга”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
  2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “черга”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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