ханжа

Russian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حجی‎ (hacı), حاجی‎ (hacı, “Kaaba pilgrim”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [xɐnˈʐa]
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Noun

ханжа́ • (xanžá) m anim or f anim (genitive ханжи́, nominative plural ханжи́, genitive plural ханже́й)

  1. bigot, hypocrite, Pharisee
    Synonyms: лицеме́р (licemér), (archaic) ипокри́т (ipokrít)

Declension

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • ханжа in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru
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