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Etymology

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From a Turkic source, ultimately from Hungarian szállás.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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шала́ш (šalášm inan (genitive шалаша́, nominative plural шалаши́, genitive plural шалаше́й)

  1. a simple wooden hut, hovel
    рыбачий шалашrybačij šalaša fishing hut
  2. (prison slang) the bottom bunk of a bunk bed, with a blanket hanging down from the top bunk as a curtain

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Zaicz Gábor: Etimológiai szótár, 2006