хлопья

Russian

Etymology

Unclear. Cognate with хло́пок (xlópok, cotton). Compare with Czech chlup, Slovak chlp, Polish chłupy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxɫop⁽ʲ⁾jə]
  • (file)

Noun

хло́пья • (xlópʹja) n inan pl (genitive хло́пьев, plural only)

  1. flakes (soft, loose material composed of small, flattened individual pieces)
    кукуру́зные хло́пьяkukurúznyje xlópʹjacorn flakes
  2. (figuratively) puffs, tufts, wisps (of clouds, smoke, etc.)

Declension

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хлопок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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