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Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic харчь (xarčĭ), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj, “expenditure, outlay, expense, costs”), via a Turkic language: compare Turkish harç, Azerbaijani xərc.
Pronunciation
Noun
харч • (xarč) m inan (genitive ха́рчу, nominative plural харчы́, genitive plural харчо́ў)
- food, grub
- Synonyms: яда́ (jadá), е́жа (jéža)
- (figuratively) food for thought
Declension
Declension of харч (inan hard masc-form accent-c)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “харч”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “харч” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic харчь (xarčĭ), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj, “expenditure, outlay, expense, costs”), via a Turkic language: compare Turkish harç, Azerbaijani xərc.
Pronunciation
Noun
харч • (xarč) m inan (genitive ха́рча, nominative plural харчи́, genitive plural харче́й)
- (colloquial, usually in the plural) grub, food
- Synonyms: жратва́ (žratvá), кормёжка (kormjóžka), ха́вчик (xávčik)
- перебира́ть харча́ми ― perebirátʹ xarčámi ― to be overly picky (also figuratively)
- мета́ть харч ― metátʹ xarč ― to vomit
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “харчи”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic харчь (xarčĭ), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj, “expenditure, outlay, expense, costs”), via a Turkic language: compare Turkish harç, Azerbaijani xərc.
Pronunciation
Noun
харч • (xarč) m inan or f inan (genitive ха́рчу or ха́рчі, nominative plural харчі́, genitive plural харчі́в, relational adjective харчови́й)
- (often in the plural) food, grub
Declension
(masculine)
Declension of харч (inan semisoft masc-form accent-c)
(feminine)
Declension of харч (inan 3rd-decl fem-form accent-c)
Derived terms
References
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “харч”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “харч”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka