хлопья
Russian
Etymology
Unclear. Cognate with хло́пок (xlópok, “cotton”). Compare with Czech chlup, Slovak chlp, Polish chłupy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈxɫop⁽ʲ⁾jə]
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Noun
хло́пья • (xlópʹja) n inan pl (genitive хло́пьев, plural only)
- flakes (soft, loose material composed of small, flattened individual pieces)
- кукуру́зные хло́пья ― kukurúznyje xlópʹja ― corn flakes
- (figuratively) puffs, tufts, wisps (of clouds, smoke, etc.)
Declension
Related terms
- хло́пок (xlópok)
- хлопча́тый (xlopčátyj)
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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