хачик

Russian

Etymology

From the common Armenian male given name Խաչիկ (Xačʻik), the diminutive of Խաչատուր (Xačʻatur, literally given by cross), from խաչ (xačʻ, cross) + -ա- (-a-) + -տուր (-tur, given).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxat͡ɕɪk]

Noun

ха́чик • (xáčik) m anim (genitive ха́чика, nominative plural ха́чики, genitive plural ха́чиков, feminine ха́чка)

  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) Armenian person
  2. (offensive, ethnic slur, by extension) commonly of any person native to the Caucasus region (Armenian, Georgian, Azerbaijani, Chechen, Abkhazian, etc.)

Declension

Synonyms

  • (an Armenian): армяни́н (armjanín), армяшка (armjaška)
  • (person from Caucasus): а́ра (ára), кавка́зец (kavkázec), лицо́ кавка́зской национа́льности (licó kavkázskoj nacionálʹnosti), хач (xač)

Derived terms

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