пушка

Etymology
Common Slavic, from, from , from , from. The "firearm" sense dates back to the 14th c.

There are numerous cognates in Slavic and Balkan languages, including 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) rifle

Noun

 * 1) rifle, gun

Etymology 1
Common. / . Further etymology is disputed:


 * Vasmer: borrowed from via, , from Vulgar , from . Initial п- is of  origin.
 * Černyh: possibly from, from . On the basis of West Slavic (and partly South Slavic) this word hybridized with 🇨🇬. Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)   gun, cannon
 * 2)   gun, handgun
 * 3)  hoax
 * 4)  something evoking strong emotions
 * 1)  hoax
 * 2)  something evoking strong emotions

Usage notes
In modern military usage, refers to an artillery piece with a relatively long barrel, operating with a relatively low angle of fire or as a direct fire weapon, e.g. a field gun, an anti-aircraft gun, or an autocannon.

Historically, the word had been used to refer to any large artillery piece, similarly to the historical usage of the English word cannon.

Etymology
Common, from , from , from.

Noun

 * 1) rifle
 * 2) gun