ханец
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Russian
Etymology
From хань (xanʹ) + -ец (-ec), from Mandarin 漢／汉 (hàn), originally in the plural only as ха́ньцы (xánʹcy); the singular form may have been back-formed.
Pronunciation
Noun
ха́нец • (xánec) m anim (genitive ха́ньца, nominative plural ха́ньцы, genitive plural ха́ньцев, feminine ха́нька, relational adjective ха́ньский)
- (ethnography, sciences, usually in the plural) a Han person (male)
Usage notes
- In normal discourse, кита́ец (kitájec, “Chinese person”) is used.
Declension
Declension of ха́нец (anim masc-form ц-stem accent-a reduc)
Related terms
- хань (xanʹ)