хачик
Russian
Etymology
From a common Armenian male given name Խաչիկ (Xačʿik), diminutive of Խաչատուր (Xačʿatur), which means “given by cross” and is composed of խաչ (xačʿ, “cross”) + տուր (tur, “something given”), from տալ (tal, “to give”).
The stereotyping of the name Khachik after Armenians perhaps explained in part by the very popular character of товарищ Хачикян (Рубик-джан) from the 1977 Soviet movie Mimino, played by an Armenian actor Frunzik Mkrtchyan.
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) commonly of any person native to the Caucasus region (Georgian, Azerbaijani, Chechen, Armenian, Abkhazian, etc.)
Declension
Declension of ха́чик (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ха́чик xáčik | ха́чики xáčiki |
| genitive | ха́чика xáčika | ха́чиков xáčikov |
| dative | ха́чику xáčiku | ха́чикам xáčikam |
| accusative | ха́чика xáčika | ха́чиков xáčikov |
| instrumental | ха́чиком xáčikom | ха́чиками xáčikami |
| prepositional | ха́чике xáčike | ха́чиках xáčikax |
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)