ханш
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from French hanche (whence also English haunch). Superseded native лѧдвьѥ (lędvĭje), preserved as obsolescent ле́джа (lédža, “lineage, descent”) (in figurative sense).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xanʃ]
Noun
ханш • (hanš) m (diminutive ха́ншче)
- haunch, loin (transitional body part that connects the legs to the torso)
- (colloquial, figurative) waist
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ханш hanš |
ха́ншове hánšove |
| definite (subject form) |
ха́ншът hánšǎt |
ха́ншовете hánšovete |
| definite (object form) |
ха́нша hánša | |
| count form | — | ха́нша hánša |
See also
References
- “ханш”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “ханш”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Mongolian
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠬᠠᠩᠰᠢ (qangsi) | ханш (xanš) |
Etymology
From Chinese 行市 (hángshi, “quotation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxanɕ/
- Syllabification: ханш (1 syllable)
Noun
ханш • (xanš)
- quotation
- currency rate, exchange rate
Derived terms
- ханшлах (xanšlax, “to quote”)