чинуша

Russian

Etymology

From чин(о́вник) (čin(óvnik)) +‎ -у́ша (-úša).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪˈnuʂə]

Noun

чину́ша • (činúšam anim or f anim (genitive чину́ши, nominative plural чину́ши, genitive plural чину́ш)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) apparatchik, bureaucrat (blindly loyal bureaucrat), official
  2. penpusher

Declension