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χακί

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Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English khaki, with the pronunciation of French khaki.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xaˈci/
  • Hyphenation: χα‧κί

Adjective

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χακί • (chakí) (indeclinable)

  1. khaki (of color/colour)

Noun

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χακί • (chakí) n (indeclinable)

  1. (color) khaki (that range of colours from yellow to green/brown)
  2. (figuratively) the army; military service
    ντύθηκε στο χακί ― ntýthike sto chakí ― he serves his military service (literally, “he dressed in khaki”)

See also

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  • λαδί n (ladí, “olive color/colour”)

References

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  1. ^ χακί, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ χακί - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
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