כושי

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From כּוּשׁ (Kush) +‎ ־ִי ().

Adjective

כּוּשִׁי • (kúshi)

  1. Cushite, Kushite: of, from, or pertaining to Cush in ancient northeastern Africa.

Noun

כּוּשִׁי • (kushím

  1. A (male) Kushite, Cushite.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops).

Adjective

כּוּשִׁי • (kushí, kúshi)

  1. (dated, potentially offensive) negro, Black: of or roughly resembling black people.
Usage notes
  • (black): This adjective is often pejorative and is usually considered offensive; it is perhaps comparable to English negro or colored.
  • Although its use has become deprecated by the 2000s, it is however still commonly used by older people in a non-offensive way.
  • Note that the stress-initial variant is considered far less technical and more offensive.

Noun

כּוּשִׁי • (kúshim

  1. (dated, potentially offensive, by extension) negro, a (male) black person.
Usage notes
  • See the usage notes for the adjective, above.