шовк

From Old East Slavic шьлкъ (šĭlkŭ), from a Germanic language. Compare Old Norse silki.

• IPA^(key): [ʃɔu̯k]

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шовк • (šovk) m inan (genitive шо́вку, nominative plural шовки́, genitive plural шовкі́в, relational adjective шовко́вий)

1. silk (fiber and fabric)
2. (by extension) clothes made of silk
3. something soft and pleasant for touching

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “шовк”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “шовк”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)