Russian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Dutch kooi or Middle Low German kōje, ultimately from Latin cavea.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkojkə]
  • (file)

Noun edit

ко́йка (kójkaf inan (genitive ко́йки, nominative plural ко́йки, genitive plural ко́ек)

  1. (nautical) bunk, hammock
  2. (healthcare) hospital bed
    реанимацио́нная пала́та на 12 ко́екreanimaciónnaja paláta na dvenádcatʹ kójeka 12-bed resuscitation room
  3. (informal) cot, bed; any sleeping furniture for use by one person

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Descendants edit

  • Ingrian: koikka, koika

References edit

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