чурка

Russian

Etymology

Related to Lithuanian kiáuras, Latvian саũrs, Lithuanian kiùrstu, kiuraũ, kiùrti, skiaurė̃, Middle High German schore. Less likely Polish szczur (“rat”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕurkə]
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Noun

чу́рка • (čúrka) f inan (genitive чу́рки, nominative plural чу́рки, genitive plural чу́рок)

  1. chock, block of wood

Declension
Declension of чу́рка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 
singular plural
nominative чу́рка
čúrka		 чу́рки
čúrki
genitive чу́рки
čúrki		 чу́рок
čúrok
dative чу́рке
čúrke		 чу́ркам
čúrkam
accusative чу́рку
čúrku		 чу́рки
čúrki
instrumental чу́ркой, чу́ркою
čúrkoj, čúrkoju		 чу́рками
čúrkami
prepositional чу́рке
čúrke		 чу́рках
čúrkax

Noun

чу́рка • (čúrka) m anim, f anim (genitive чу́рки, nominative plural чу́рки, genitive plural чу́рок)

  1. (colloquial) a dumb, uneducated person, a dullard, a booby
  2. (offensive, ethnic slur) an immigrant from Central Asia or the Caucasus, a wog

Declension
Declension of чу́рка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 
singular plural
nominative чу́рка
čúrka		 чу́рки
čúrki
genitive чу́рки
čúrki		 чу́рок
čúrok
dative чу́рке
čúrke		 чу́ркам
čúrkam
accusative чу́рку
čúrku		 чу́рок
čúrok
instrumental чу́ркой, чу́ркою
čúrkoj, čúrkoju		 чу́рками
čúrkami
prepositional чу́рке
čúrke		 чу́рках
čúrkax

Synonyms
  • (an immigrant from Central Asia or the Caucasus, a dumb, uneducated person): чурба́н (čurbán)
  • (an immigrant from Central Asia or the Caucasus): чучмек (čučmek)

References
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “чурка”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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