Russenorsk

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Etymology

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Inherited from Norwegian Nynorsk fisk. Probably of southern origin, because the northern dialectal form is fesk.

May also be from German Fisch or even English, adding Russian ending -ка (-ka). It would explain the sound /ʂ/.

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Noun

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фишка (fiška)

  1. fish

Russian

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Etymology

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From French fiche +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfʲiʂkə]
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Noun

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фи́шка (fíškaf inan (genitive фи́шки, nominative plural фи́шки, genitive plural фи́шек)

  1. (games) piece, counter, dib, marker, peg, token
  2. (colloquial) invention, contrivance, device, (funny or special) idea
  3. (colloquial) feature, peculiarity

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