Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Via Turkic, ultimately from Classical Persian شوربا (šōrbā). Compare Crimean Tatar şorba, Turkish çorba.

Noun

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щерба́ (ščerbáf inan (genitive щерби́, nominative plural ще́рби, genitive plural щерб)

  1. (dated) stew, broth
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References

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  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “щерба́”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 505

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ščьrba.

Noun

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щерба́ (ščerbáf inan (genitive щерби́, nominative plural ще́рби, genitive plural щерб)

  1. (dialectal) dent, indentation, nick
    Synonym: щерби́на (ščerbýna)
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Further reading

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