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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew כְּתִיבָה (kăṯiḇá, “writing”) via Yiddish כּתיבֿה (ksive), from Hebrew כָּתַב (kaṯáḇ, “write”).
Pronunciation
Noun
кси́ва • (ksíva) f inan (genitive кси́вы, nominative plural кси́вы, genitive plural ксив)
- (slang) identity card, ID
- (slang) any document
- (criminal slang) false document
- (criminal slang) a slip or letter passed secretly from cell to cell, from prison to prison or to the outside world
- Synonyms: маля́ва (maljáva), прого́н (progón)
Declension