халява

Russian

Etymology

Possibly from Hebrew חָלָב (khaláv, milk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xɐˈlʲavə]
  • (file)

Noun

халя́ва (xaljáva) f inan (genitive халя́вы, nominative plural халя́вы, genitive plural халя́в)

  1. (old use) bootleg, top of the boot
  2. (slang) freebie

Declension

Synonyms

  • дармовщи́на (darmovščína)
  • на халя́ву (na xaljávu)
  • халя́вный (xaljávnyj)
  • халя́вщик (xaljávščik), халя́вщица (xaljávščica)
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