харч

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic харчь (xarčĭ), from Arabic خَرْج‎ (ḵarj, “expenditure, outlay, expense, costs”), via a Turkic language: compare Turkish harç, Azerbaijani xərc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [xart͡ɕ]

Noun

харч • (xarč) m inan (genitive ха́рча, nominative plural харчи́, genitive plural харче́й)

  1. (colloquial, usually in the plural) grub, food
    перебира́ть харча́ми ― perebirátʹ xarčámi ― to be overly picky (also figuratively)
    мета́ть харч ― metátʹ xarč ― to vomit

Declension
Declension of харч (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-c) 
singular plural
nominative ха́рч
xárč		 харчи́
xarčí
genitive ха́рча
xárča		 харче́й
xarčéj
dative ха́рчу
xárču		 харча́м
xarčám
accusative ха́рч
xárč		 харчи́
xarčí
instrumental ха́рчем
xárčem		 харча́ми
xarčámi
prepositional ха́рче
xárče		 харча́х
xarčáx

Synonyms

References
  • Vasmer, Max (1973), “харчи”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume IV, translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress, page 225
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