чешуя

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *češuja.

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪʂʊˈja]

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чешуя́ • (češujá) f inan (genitive чешуи́, nominative plural чешуи́, genitive plural чешу́й, diminutive чешу́йка)

1. scales (of fish, reptiles, etc.)

• чешу́йка f (češújka)

• чешуекры́лое (češujekrýloje), чешуекры́лый (češujekrýlyj)
• чешу́йчатый (češújčatyj)

• чеса́ть impf (česátʹ)

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чешуя”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “чешуя”, 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 389
• Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “чешуя”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
• Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “чешуя”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 484
• Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “чесать”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 481