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Russian
Etymology
чухна́ (čuxná) + -ец (-ec), cognate with чудь (čudʹ, “the Chud people”).
Pronunciation
Noun
чухо́нец • (čuxónec) m anim (genitive чухо́нца, nominative plural чухо́нцы, genitive plural чухо́нцев, feminine чухо́нка)
- (dated, ethnic slur in modern usage) a Finnish person, Finn
- Synonym: чухна́ (čuxná)
1830, А. С. Пушкин, Повести покойного Ивана Петровича Белкина, Гробовщик:Из ру́сских чино́вников был оди́н бу́дочник, чухо́нец Ю́рко, уме́вший приобре́сти, несмотря́ на своё смире́нное зва́ние, осо́бенную благоскло́нность хозя́ина.- Iz rússkix činóvnikov byl odín búdočnik, čuxónec Júrko, umévšij priobrésti, nesmotrjá na svojó smirénnoje zvánije, osóbennuju blagosklónnostʹ xozjáina.
- Among the Russian functionaries was a guard, Jyrko, a Finn who, despite his humble rank, had been able to acquire his master's special favor.
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