шквал

First attested in 1765. Borrowed from English squall, from Scandinavian language (compare Swedish skval, skvala).

• IPA^(key): [ʂkvaɫ]

шквал • (škval) m inan (genitive шква́ла, nominative plural шква́лы, genitive plural шква́лов, relational adjective шква́льный)

1. squall (a sudden gust of wind, often accompanied by precipitation)
2. (figuratively) flurry, barrage
3. Shkval (Soviet and Russian supercavitating torpedo)

• шква́листый (škválistyj)
• шквалово́й (škvalovój)

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шквал”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “шквал”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 415

Borrowed from Polish szkwał, from English squall, from Scandinavian language (compare Swedish skval, skvala).

• IPA^(key): [ʃkʋaɫ]

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шквал • (škval) m inan (genitive шква́лу, nominative plural шква́ли, genitive plural шква́лів, relational adjective шква́льний)

1. squall (a sudden gust of wind, often accompanied by precipitation)
2. (figuratively) flurry, barrage

• “шквал”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “шквал”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “шквал”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “шквал”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries