прохиндей

Russian

Etymology

Per Trubachyov, apparently a modification of *прохине́й (*proxinéj), from про- (pro-) + a derivative of хи́нить (xínitʹ, to blaspheme, to scorn, to scold).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prəxʲɪnʲˈdʲej]

Noun

прохинде́й • (proxindéjm anim (genitive прохинде́я, nominative plural прохинде́и, genitive plural прохинде́ев)

  1. (colloquial) swindler, fraudster, crook, rogue

Declension

  • хи́нить impf (xínitʹ)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “прохиндей”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “прохиндей”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa

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