прохиндей

Russian

Etymology

Per Trubachev, apparently a modification of *прохине́й (*proxinéj), from про- (pro-) + a derivative of хи́нить (xínitʹ, “to blaspheme, to scorn, to scold”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [prəxʲɪnʲˈdʲej]

Noun

прохинде́й • (proxindéj) m anim (genitive прохинде́я, nominative plural прохинде́и, genitive plural прохинде́ев)

  1. (colloquial) swindler, fraudster, crook, rogue

Declension

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  • хи́нить (xínitʹ)
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