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English
Etymology
Named after its Russian designer w:Mikhail Kalashnikov|Mikhail Kalashnikov

Pronunciation
(RP): /k��læ�nɪ�k�f/, /<tt>k@"l{SnI?%kQf</tt>/
(US): k�l�shʹn�käf', /k��læ�n��k�f/, /<tt>k@"l{Sn@%kAf</tt>/

Proper noun
Kalashnikov

1. a particular model of Russian assault rifle.

Translations
Russian: ��-47, ав�ома� �ала�никова, кала�

See also
AK-47

Category:English eponyms
Category:Weapons
Category:English borrowed words

Russian
Etymology
The name literally means "belonging to (son of) the 'kalach-man'", where кала� (kalach|kalách) is the Russian word for a specific type of twisted white bread. In former times kalach meant any kind of white bread, and came from a Tatar word meaning "to be hungry"; before modern methods of grinding wheat came into use, white bread was classed as a type of fancy bread.

Pronunciation
IPA|/k��la�nik�f/

Proper noun
Kalashnikov (�ала�ников)

1. A well-known Russian surname.

Alternative spellings
Kalachnikov

Category:Russian surnames

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