Kalashnikov
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Kalashnikov
- /kəˈlæʃ.nɪˌkɒv/ UK
- /-ˌkɒf/ UK
- /kəˈlæʃnəˌkɑv/ US
- /-ˌkɑf/ US
Rhymes with -ɒv, -ɒf
Where it comes from
Named after Russian inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov (1919–2013), from Russian Кала́шников (Kalášnikov).
proper noun Kalashnikovs
- A particular model of Russian assault rifle. A Cameroonian soldier lies in a trench, the tip of his Kalashnikov rifle pointing toward the Nigerian town of Gambaru, which has been taken over by Boko Haram terrorists.
- A transliteration of the Russian surname Кала́шников (Kalášnikov). As if he were assembling a collection of Russian scary stories, the director Dmitrii Kalashnikov makes the bizarre beguiling.
Translations
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name model of Russian assault rifle
| Français | kalashnikov, kalash, АК-47, AK |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Kalaschnikow |
| Ελληνικά | καλάσνικοφ kalásnikof |
| Română | kalașnikov |
| Русский | АК-47 AK-47, автома́т Кала́шникова avtomát Kalášnikova, кала́ш kaláš, Кала́шников Kalášnikov |
| العربية | كَلَاشِنْكُوف kalāšinkūf |
Talk about this word "Kalashnikov." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kalashnikov. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Kalashnikov. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kalashnikov "Kalashnikov." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kalashnikov.Cite this
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title = {Kalashnikov},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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