Meanings
nounpapakha (plural papakhas)
plural papakhas · alternative papakh
- A fur or sometimes wool hat traditionally worn by men throughout the Caucasus and Central Asia; its shape varies from hemispherical to cylindrical, which may be slightly tapered in either direction.
Outside Russia, the Cossacks tend to be viewed as cartoonish anachronisms, with their whips, papakha fur hats and horses.
2015 August 4, Andrew E. Kramer, “Cossacks Face Grim Reprisals From Onetime Allies in Eastern Ukraine”, in New York Times
Origin
- Russianпапа́ха
- Azerbaijanipapaq
- Englishpapakha
From Azerbaijani papaq. Mediated by Russian папа́ха (papáxa), папа́х (papáx).
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Chinese Mandarin 帕帕克
- 帕帕克 (pàpàkè)type of hat
Czech papacha
- papachatype of hat
Esperanto papaĥo
- papaĥotype of hat
Finnish papaha
- papahatype of hat
French papakha
- papakhatype of hat
German Papacha
- Papachatype of hat
Greek παπάχα
- παπάχα (papácha)type of hat
Japanese パパーハ
- パパーハ (papāha)type of hat
Korean 파파하
- 파파하 (papaha)type of hat
Persian پاپاخ
- پاپاخ (pâpâx)type of hat
Polish papacha
- papachatype of hat
Romanian papaha
- papahatype of hat
Russian папа́ха, папа́х
- папа́ха (papáxa)type of hat
- папа́х (papáx)type of hat
Spanish papaja
- papajatype of hat
Swedish kosackmössa
- kosackmössatype of hat
Turkish papak
- papaktype of hat
Ukrainian папа́ха
- папа́ха (papáxa)type of hat
Urdu پاپاخ
- پاپاخ (pāpāx)type of hat
Cite this entry
APA
papakha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papakha
MLA
“papakha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papakha. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “papakha,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papakha.
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