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Russian
Etymology
Back-formation from ха́чик (xáčik), by reanalysing it as a formation with the suffix -ик (-ik) (compare зонт (zont)).
Pronunciation
Noun
хач • (xač) m anim (genitive хача́, nominative plural хачи́, genitive plural хаче́й, feminine хачи́ха)
- (offensive, ethnic slur) Armenian person
- (offensive, ethnic slur, by extension) commonly of any person native to the Caucasus region (Armenian, Georgian, Azerbaijani, Chechen, etc.)
Declension
Synonyms
- (an Armenian): (neutral) армяни́н (armjanín), (derogatory) армяш (armjaš), армяшка (armjaška), армен (armen), армэн (armɛn), хача́ (xačá), хачапурик (xačapurik), ха́чик (xáčik)
- (person from Caucasus): а́ра (ára), кавка́зец (kavkázec), чу́рка (čúrka), лицо́ кавка́зской национа́льности (licó kavkázskoj nacionálʹnosti), хача́ (xačá), хачапурик (xačapurik), ха́чик (xáčik), чёрный (čórnyj)
Derived terms
Tatar
Etymology
Borrowed from Armenian խաչ (xačʻ, “cross”).
Noun
хач • (xaç) (Latin spelling xaç)
- cross
Кызыл Хач- Qızıl Xaç
- Red cross
Udi
Etymology
Borrowed from Armenian խաչ (xačʻ, “cross”).
Noun
хач • (χač)
- cross