чахлый

Russian

Etymology

ча́х(нуть) (čáx(nutʹ)) +‎ -лый (-lyj)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕaxɫɨj]

Adjective

ча́хлый • (čáxlyj) (adverb ча́хло, abstract noun ча́хлость, diminutive ча́хленький)

  1. withered
  2. sickly

Usage notes

  • Short forms чахл, ча́хла, ча́хло, ча́хлы theoretically exist, but are usually avoided due to their similarity to past-tense forms of ча́хнуть (čáxnutʹ, to wither) (compare e.g. ча́хло (čáxlo, it withered)).

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