sajla

1. steel cable; wire rope
   Kola su izvukli iz jarka čeličnom sajlom. — They pulled the car out of the ditch with a steel cable.
   Bicikl sam zaključao sajlom za ogradu. — I locked the bike to the fence with a cable lock.
2. (in a car or bike) control cable; brake cable
   Pukla mi je sajla od kvačila. — My clutch cable snapped.

A German loan (Seil); the everyday word for an ordinary rope is uže.