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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from English khaki, with the pronunciation of French khaki.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaˈci/
- Hyphenation: χα‧κί
Adjective
χακί • (chakí) (indeclinable)
- khaki (of color/colour)
Noun
χακί • (chakí) n (indeclinable)
- (color) khaki (that range of colours from yellow to green/brown)
- (figuratively) the army; military service
- ντύθηκε στο χακί ― ntýthike sto chakí ― he serves his military service (literally, “he dressed in khaki”)
See also
- λαδί n (ladí, “olive color/colour”)
References
- ^ “χακί”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
- ^ χακί - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)