# каша
## Belarusian
### Etymology

From Old East Slavic каша (kaša), from Proto-Slavic *kaša.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkaʂa]

### Noun

ка́ша • (káša) f inan (genitive ка́шы, nominative plural ка́шы, genitive plural ка́шаў)
* porridge, gruel, oatmeal

#### Declension

$^1$Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

## Bulgarian
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kaša.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkaʃɐ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ка́ша • (káša) f (diminutive ка́шица or ка́шичка)
* mash, mush
* porridge, oatmeal
    ове́сена ка́ша ― ovésena káša ― oat porridge
* (figurative) mess (confusion)

#### Declension
### References

* “каша”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “каша”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

## Kildin Sami
### Etymology

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Sometimes compared with Skolt Sami kašš (“whore, prostitute”). In this case, may be related to ка̄ккш (kākkš, “bitch (female dog)”). May also be related to каршар (karšar, “Russian female”) (obsolete).

### Pronunciation

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### Noun

каша (kaša)
* (obsolete, offensive, ethnic slur) Russki, Russkie (Russian person)

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

### Further reading

* Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kaša”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kaša.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkaʃa]

### Noun

каша • (kaša) f (relational adjective кашест or кашав, diminutive кашичка or кашица, augmentative кашиште)
* porridge, gruel, oatmeal
* batter (beaten mixture of flour and liquid)
* slush, mush
* (figurative) mess, chaos, jumble (confusion)

#### Derived terms

* каша-попара (kaša-popara)
* кашаник m (kašanik)
* кашар m (kašar)
* кашарок m (kašarok)
* пораскашави (poraskašavi)
* раскашави (raskašavi)
* раскашавува (raskašavuva)
* се кашави (se kašavi)
* се пораскашави (se poraskašavi)
* се раскашави (se raskašavi)
* се раскашавува (se raskašavuva)

## Russian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic каша (kaša), from Proto-Slavic *kaša. Cognates include Slovak kaša and Serbo-Croatian kaša.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkaʂə]
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ка́ша • (káša) f inan (genitive ка́ши, nominative plural ка́ши, genitive plural каш, diminutive ка́шка)
* porridge, gruel
** 1952, “Выбор блюд для обеда, завтрака и ужина”, in Книга о вкусной и здоровой пище, Москва: Пищепромиздат; English translation from The Book of Tasty and Healthy Food, (Please provide a date or year):Поле́зно у́тром есть ка́шу (овся́ную, гре́чневую, пшё́нную) с молоко́м и́ли ма́слом, а та́кже фру́кты.Polézno útrom jestʹ kášu (ovsjánuju, gréčnevuju, pšónnuju) s molokóm íli máslom, a tákže frúkty.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* mash, mush
* (figuratively) muddle, mess, confusion (e.g. каша в голове)

#### Derived terms

* кашева́р m anim (kaševár)
* кашева́рить impf (kaševáritʹ)
* кашеобра́зный (kašeobráznyj)
* ка́шица f (kášica)
* однока́шник m anim (odnokášnik)
Compounds:
* берёзовая ка́ша f (berjózovaja káša)
* ка́ша из топора́ f (káša iz toporá)

##### Phrases

* завари́ть ка́шу pf (zavarítʹ kášu)
* проси́ть ка́ши impf (prosítʹ káši) (about torn boots)

##### Proverbs

* ка́шу ма́слом не испо́ртишь (kášu máslom ne ispórtišʹ)

#### Descendants

* → English: kasha
* → Romanian: cașă (Moldova)
* → Tofa: һааша (haaša)
* → Yakut: хааһы (qaahı)
* → Yiddish: קאַשע (kashe)

### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “каша”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
* Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “каша”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 389

### Further reading

* Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “каша”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kaša.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kâʃa/
* Hyphenation: ка‧ша

### Noun

ка̏ша f (Latin spelling kȁša)
* porridge

#### Declension
## Ukrainian
### Etymology

From Old East Slavic каша (kaša), from Proto-Slavic *kaša.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkaʃɐ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ка́ша • (káša) f inan (genitive ка́ші, nominative plural ка́ші, genitive plural каш)
* gruel, oatmeal, porridge