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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic чухно (čuxno), from чудь (čudĭ) with an expressive suffix -хно (-xno). For the suffix compare given names Михно́ (Mixnó), Яхно́ (Jaxnó), Махно́ (Maxnó), Юхно́ (Juxnó).
Pronunciation
Noun
чухна́ • (čuxná) m anim or f anim (genitive чухны́, nominative plural чу́хны, genitive plural чу́хон, relational adjective чухо́нский)
- (derogatory) member of the various Finnic peoples living near Saint Petersburg; especially Estonians or Finnish people
- Synonym: чухо́нец (čuxónec)
Declension
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:чухна.
Descendants
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чухна”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress