чу́рка
rare #22676
nounfeminineinanimatecountable
- 1.
block of wood, log, chock, chunk of wood
Он расколо́л чу́рку топоро́м.
He split the block of wood with an axe.
A short sawn-off piece of a log.
- 2.
churka (ethnic slur), wog, Middle Easterner (derogatory)
Не называ́й его́ чу́ркой, э́то оскорбле́ние.
Don't call him a churka, that's an insult.
Strongly offensive slur, mainly for people from the Caucasus or Central Asia.
- 3.
blockhead, dolt, idiot
Стои́шь как чу́рка и молчи́шь.
You just stand there like a blockhead and say nothing.
Colloquial and rude.
Examples
Он смотрел на разрубаемую топором чурку.
He watched the log being chopped with an axe.
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | чу́рка | чу́рки |
| Gen.Genitive | чу́рки | чу́рок |
| Dat.Dative | чу́рке | чу́ркам |
| Acc.Accusative | чу́рку | чу́рки |
| Inst.Instrumental | чу́ркой чу́ркою | чу́рками |
| Prep.Prepositional | чу́рке | чу́рках |
Word familyчурPRO
- чурkeep away; dibs; mind you
- чу́ркаblock of wood; churka (ethnic slur); blockhead
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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
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Pentridge edited translation 5 years ago.
