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чехарда

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Russian

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чехарда́

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A Kipchak borrowing, in recent Tatar шыгырдий (şığırdiy), derived from шыгырдау (şığırdaw, to craunch), after onomatopoeic interjection шыгыр (şığır), шағыр akin to Chuvash шăкăр (šăkăr), Turkmen шығыр.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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чехарда́ (čexardáf inan (genitive чехарды́, uncountable)

  1. leapfrog (children's game)
    Synonyms: лю́ди-ло́шади (ljúdi-lóšadi), слон (slon)
  2. confusion, mess

Declension

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