Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Bulgarian ша́йка (šájka).
Pronunciation
Noun
شایقه • (şayka)
- a kind of small boat of up to twelve cannons heavily used in the Black Sea, Tisa, Danube and Sava
Descendants
- Turkish: şayka
- → Italian: saicca
- → Russian: ша́йка (šájka)
- → Bulgarian: ша́йка (šájka, “gang”)
- → Czech: šajka (“gang”)
- → Polish: szajka (“gang”)
- → Slovak: šajka (“gang”)
- → Ukrainian: ша́йка (šájka, “gang”)
- → Uyghur: شايكا (shayka, “gang”)