человеческий

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čelověčьskъ. By surface analysis, челове́к (čelovék) +‎ -еский (-eskij)

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Adjective

челове́ческий (čelovéčeskij)

  1. human
    челове́ческий родčelovéčeskij rodthe human race
    • 1895, Максим Горький, chapter II, in Челкаш; English translation from Tchelkache, New York: J. F. Taylor & Company, 1902:
      Гавриле всё-таки было приятно слышать человеческий голос, хоть это и говорил Челкаш.
      Gavrile vsjo-taki bylo prijatno slyšatʹ čelovečeskij golos, xotʹ eto i govoril Čelkaš.
      Gavrilo was glad to hear a human voice, even though it was that of Tchelkache.
  2. humane, sympathetic
    Synonyms: гума́нный (gumánnyj), челове́чный (čelovéčnyj)
  3. (colloquial, figurative) decent, proper
    привести́ в челове́ческий видprivestí v čelovéčeskij vidto clean up; to make someone or something look decent

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