־צ׳יק

Hebrew

Etymology

From Russian -чик (-čik).

Suffix

־צִ׳יק • (-chik) m

  1. Appended to form diminutive nouns.
    בָּחוּר‎ (bakhúr, “young man, guy”) ‎→ בָּחוּרְצִ׳יק‎ (bakhúr'chik, “boy, lad”)
    קָטָן‎ (katán, “little, small”) ‎→ קָטַנְצִ׳יק‎ (katánchik, “colloquial: small child, little boy”)

Derived terms
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