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ксива

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew כְּתִיבָה (kăṯiḇá, writing) via Yiddish כּתיבֿה (ksive), from Hebrew כָּתַב (kaṯáḇ, write).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈksʲivə]
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Noun

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кси́ва (ksívaf inan (genitive кси́вы, nominative plural кси́вы, genitive plural ксив)

  1. (slang) identity card, ID
  2. (slang) any document
  3. (criminal slang) false document
  4. (criminal slang) a slip or letter passed secretly from cell to cell, from prison to prison or to the outside world
    Synonyms: маля́ва (maljáva), прого́н (progón)

Declension

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