хачик
Russian
Etymology
From the common Armenian male given name Խաչիկ (Xačʻik), the diminutive of Խաչատուր (Xačʻatur, literally “given by cross”), from խաչ (xačʻ, “cross”) + -ա- (-a-) + -տուր (-tur, “given”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈxat͡ɕɪk]
Noun
ха́чик • (xáčik) m anim (genitive ха́чика, nominative plural ха́чики, genitive plural ха́чиков, feminine ха́чка)
- (offensive, ethnic slur) Armenian person
- (offensive, ethnic slur, by extension) commonly of any person native to the Caucasus region (Armenian, Georgian, Azerbaijani, Chechen, Abkhazian, etc.)
Declension
Declension of ха́чик (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
Synonyms
- (an Armenian): армяни́н (armjanín), армяшка (armjaška)
- (person from Caucasus): а́ра (ára), кавка́зец (kavkázec), лицо́ кавка́зской национа́льности (licó kavkázskoj nacionálʹnosti), хач (xač)
Derived terms
- хач (xač)