сойлешник

Russian

Etymology

From Kazakh сөйле (söile, speak!) +‎ -шник (-šnik), the word comes from the Kazakh phrase қазақша сөйле (qazaqşa söile, speak Kazakh!), often used by native Kazakhs to encourage the use of Kazakhstan’s national language instead of Russian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sojˈlʲeʂnʲɪk]
  • IPA(key): [sʊjˈlʲeʂnʲɪk] (phonetic respelling: суйле́шник)

Noun

сойле́шник • (sojléšnikm inan (genitive сойле́шника, nominative plural сойле́шники, genitive plural сойле́шников)

  1. (Kazakhstan, offensive) Kazakh individual, who calls to speak and learn the Kazakh language

Declension

See also

  • мамбе́т (mambét) (Kazakh nationalist, especially one seen as anti-Russian)
  • мовню́к (movnjúk) (Ukrainian-speaker, especially one seen as anti-Russian)
  • ва́тник (vátnik) (Russian nationalist, especially one who hates non-Russians such as Kazakhs)