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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from French hanche (whence also English haunch). Superseded native лѧдвьѥ (lędvĭje), preserved as obsolescent ле́джа (lédža, “lineage, descent”) (in figurative sense).
Pronunciation
Noun
ханш • (hanš) m (diminutive ха́ншче)
- haunch, loin (transitional body part that connects the legs to the torso)
- (colloquial, figurative) waist
- Synonym: (standard) та́лия (tálija)
- те́сен ханш ― tésen hanš ― thin waist
Declension
See also
References
- “ханш”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “ханш”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Mongolian
Etymology
From Chinese 行市 (hángshi, “quotation”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ханш • (xanš)
- quotation
- currency rate, exchange rate
Derived terms