хлопок
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Russian
Etymology 1
Unclear. Cognate with хло́пья (xlópʹja). Compare with Czech chlup, Slovak chlp, Polish chłupy.
Pronunciation
Noun
хло́пок • (xlópok) m inan (genitive хло́пка, nominative plural хло́пки, genitive plural хло́пков, relational adjective хлопча́тый or хло́пковый or хлопчатобума́жный)
- cotton (material)
- Synonym: (dated) хлопча́тая бума́га (xlopčátaja bumága)
- cotton (plant)
- Synonyms: хлопча́тник (xlopčátnik), (dated) хлопча́тая бума́га (xlopčátaja bumága)
- cotton (cloth)
- Synonym: хлопчатобума́жная ткань (xlopčatobumážnaja tkanʹ)
Declension
Declension of хло́пок (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
хлопо́к • (xlopók) m inan (genitive хлопка́, nominative plural хлопки́, genitive plural хлопко́в)
- crack, snap, pop (dull sound of impact, explosion or dramatically expanding gases)
- (euphemistic) explosion
Declension
Declension of хлопо́к (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-b reduc)
Related terms
- хлопание (xlopanije), вы́хлоп (výxlop)
- выхлопно́й (vyxlopnój)
- хло́пать (xlópatʹ), прихло́пнуть (prixlópnutʹ)
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хлопок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress