хач

Russian

Etymology

From a reanalysis of ха́чик (xáčik) as хач (xač) +‎ -ик (-ik) (compare зонт (zont)), 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 is 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): [xat͡ɕ]
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Noun

хач • (xač) m anim (genitive хача́, nominative plural хачи́, genitive plural хаче́й, feminine хачи́ха)

(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 хач (anim masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	ха́ч xáč	хачи́ xačí
genitive	хача́ xačá	хаче́й xačéj
dative	хачу́ xačú	хача́м xačám
accusative	хача́ xačá	хаче́й xačéj
instrumental	хачо́м xačóm	хача́ми xačámi
prepositional	хаче́ xačé	хача́х xačáx

Synonyms

(an Armenian): (neutral) армяни́н (armjanín), (derogatory) армяш (armjaš), армяшка (armjaška), армен (armen), армэн (armɛn), хача (xača), хачапурик (xačapurik), ха́чик (xáčik)
(person from Caucasus): ара (ara), кавка́зец (kavkázec), чу́рка (čúrka), лицо́ кавказской национальности (licó kavkazskoj nacionalʹnosti), хача (xača), хачапурик (xačapurik), ха́чик (xáčik), чёрный (čórnyj)

Derived terms

хачьё (xačʹjó)

Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian խաչ (xačʿ, “cross”).

Noun

хач • (xaç) (Latin spelling xaç)

cross
Кызыл Хач — Red cross

Udi

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian խաչ (xačʿ, “cross”).

Noun

хач • (χač)

cross

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