xolodelnik

Azerbaijani

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Russian холоди́льник (xolodílʹnik). The letter i becoming an e appears to be a hypercorrection, since in Russian, the letter е (je) can be pronounced similarly to the letter и (i); see гепа́рд (gepárd), for example.

Noun

xolodelnik (definite accusative xolodelniki, plural xolodelniklər)

  1. (North Azerbaijani, colloquial, proscribed, hypercorrect) refrigerator, fridge
    Synonym: soyuducu
    • 2017 May 27, @Umudatlos, Twitter[1]:
      xolodelnik üzrə məsul səlahiyyətli şəxs.
      the permitted person responsible for the refrigerator.