Sachalin

• IPA^(key): [ˈsaxalɪn]

Sachalin m

1. Sakhalin (the largest island of Russia, off its eastern coast)

• IPA^(key): /zaxaˈliːn/

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Sachalin n (proper noun, genitive Sachalins or (optionally with an article) Sachalin)

1. Sakhalin (a large island and region in eastern Russia)

• Kamtschatka

Borrowed from Russian Сахали́н (Saxalín), from Manchu ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ (sahaliyan, “black”), probably from the expression ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ
ᡠᠯᠠ
ᠠᡢᡤᠠ
ᡥᠠᡩ᠋ᠠ (“the peak at the estuary of the Amur river”), from Jurchen 撒哈良 (sa-ha-liang /saxalian/, “black”), from Proto-Tungusic *sakarīn (“black”).

• IPA^(key): /saˈxa.lin/

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• Rhymes: -alin
• Syllabification: Sa‧cha‧lin

Sachalin m inan

1. Sakhalin (the largest island of Russia, off its eastern coast)
2. Sakhalin (an oblast of Russia)

• Sachalin in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Sachalin in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Sachalin n

1. Sakhalin (Russian island)