czajka
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čajьka. Sense 3 is presumed to be a semantic loan from Ukrainian ча́йка (čájka), given that this word, in any language but Ukrainian, is only put as an exotism for a vessel ascribed to the Zaporozhian Cossacks. Doublet of szajka.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
czajka f
- northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
- Synonyms: czajka zwyczajna, czajka pospolita
- any lapwing of the genus Vanellus
- chaika (boat)
Declension edit
Declension of czajka
Derived terms edit
adjective