"Чебурашка" meaning in Russian

See Чебурашка in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [t͡ɕɪbʊˈraʂkə] Audio: Ru-Cheburashka.ogg
Etymology: Jocular formation, from чебура́хнуться (čeburáxnutʹsja, “to topple”) + -шка (-ška). Attested in Vladimir Dal's Explanatory Dictionary of the Live Great Russian language [1882] as a generic noun synonymous to ванька-встанька (vanʹka-vstanʹka, “roly-poly”). Etymology templates: {{af|ru|чебура́хнуться|-шка|t1=to topple}} чебура́хнуться (čeburáxnutʹsja, “to topple”) + -шка (-ška), {{defdate|1882}} [1882] Head templates: {{ru-proper noun+|Чебура́шка|*|a=an|g=m-an|n=both}} Чебура́шка • (Čeburáška) m anim (genitive Чебура́шки, nominative plural Чебура́шки, genitive plural Чебура́шек) Forms: Чебура́шка [canonical], Čeburáška [romanization], Чебура́шки [genitive], Чебура́шки [nominative, plural], Чебура́шек [genitive, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Чебура́шка [nominative, singular], Чебура́шки [nominative, plural], Чебура́шки [genitive, singular], Чебура́шек [genitive, plural], Чебура́шке [dative, singular], Чебура́шкам [dative, plural], Чебура́шку [accusative, singular], Чебура́шек [accusative, plural], Чебура́шкой [instrumental, singular], Чебура́шкою [instrumental, singular], Чебура́шками [instrumental, plural], Чебура́шке [prepositional, singular], Чебура́шках [plural, prepositional]
  1. Cheburashka (a character in Soviet children's literature and the protagonist of an animated film), Topple (a former English translation). Wikipedia link: Explanatory Dictionary of the Live Great Russian language, The Explanatory Dictionary of the Live Great Russian language, Vladimir Dal, ru:Чебурашка Related terms: чебура́хнуться (čeburáxnutʹsja)
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          "children",
          "children#English"
        ],
        [
          "literature",
          "literature#English"
        ],
        [
          "protagonist",
          "protagonist#English"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Explanatory Dictionary of the Live Great Russian language",
        "The Explanatory Dictionary of the Live Great Russian language",
        "Vladimir Dal",
        "ru:Чебурашка"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕɪbʊˈraʂkə]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ru-Cheburashka.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5d/Ru-Cheburashka.ogg/Ru-Cheburashka.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Ru-Cheburashka.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Чебурашка"
}

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