čakan

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃakan]
• Hyphenation: čakan

Noun

čakan m inan

1. A type of axe with elongated haft and engraved head associated with and traditionally worn by the Chod ethnic group.
2. (archaic) gallows

Declension

Declension of čakan (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	čakan	čakany
genitive	čakanu	čakanů
dative	čakanu	čakanům
accusative	čakan	čakany
vocative	čakane	čakany
locative	čakanu	čakanech
instrumental	čakanem	čakany

Further reading

• “čakan”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “čakan”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “čakan” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2024, slovnikcestiny.cz
• “čakan”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Slovak

Etymology

Through Hungarian, ultimately from a Turkic language. First attested in 1473.

Noun

čakan m inan

1. pickaxe, pick

   Synonym: krompáč

Descendants

• Slovak: čakan

Further reading

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “čakan”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
• Gregor, Ferenc (2023) “čakan”, in A szlovák nyelv magyar elemei [Hungarian elements of the Slovak language] (in Hungarian), Budapest: Kairosz Kiadó, →ISBN, page 218