шашка

• IPA^(key): [ˈʂaʂkə]

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шах (šax, “check”) +‎ -ка (-ka).

ша́шка • (šáška) f inan (genitive ша́шки, nominative plural ша́шки, genitive plural ша́шек)

1. checker, draughtsman (a piece in a game of checkers/draughts)
2. (plural) checkers/draughts (board game)
3. explosive charge, stick (e.g. of dynamite)
4. (military) smoke grenade
5. (construction) paving block

Кавказская шашка

A Circassian borrowing, compare to Adyghe сэшхуэ (săšx°ă, “long knife”).

ша́шка • (šáška) f inan (genitive ша́шки, nominative plural ша́шки, genitive plural ша́шек)

1. Cossack sabre, Circassian sabre, shashka (a type of guardless, lightly-curved sabre)
2. (military, dated) rider, cavalryman (as a counting unit of military strength)

   У проти́вника 6200 штыко́в и 1500 ша́шек при 20 ору́диях ― U protívnika 6200 štykóv i 1500 šášek pri 20 orúdijax ― The adversary has 6200 infantry and 1500 cavalry supported by 20 pieces of artillery