čilaš
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (hypocoristic): čílo
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (çilat), a compound of [script needed] (çil, “freckle”) and [script needed] (at, “horse”) (Turkish çil and at). Compare ȁt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʃǐlaːʃ/
- Hyphenation: či‧laš
Noun
čìlāš m (Cyrillic spelling чѝла̄ш)
- dappled, piebald horse
Declension
Declension of čilaš
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | čìlāš | čilaši |
| genitive | čiláša | čilaša |
| dative | čilašu | čilašima |
| accusative | čilaša | čilaše |
| vocative | čilašu | čilaši |
| locative | čilašu | čilašima |
| instrumental | čilašem | čilašima |
Synonyms
- žèrāv
References
- “čilaš” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- Abdulah Škaljić (1966), Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Svjetlost: Sarajevo, page 176