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Tue 30 Nov, 2010 02:34 pm
I read a word in a book I was reading and cannot seem to find the official translation anywhere. "Khudaya" was the word. I'd be very appreciative if someone could translate it for me!
@wildflower92490,
Are you sure it's a Russian term?
The word exists in Farsi and Hindi (indicates a god or a divinity)..
@wildflower92490,
by the sound of it, it might mean poor.
@Francis,
could be ukrainian. chuda means thin, can also mean poor in some contexts.
@dagmaraka,
Well, I'll talk to a Russian friend tomorrow...
Dagmar wrote:chuda means thin
Right.
But found it:
Khudaya is the Russian word for
lean in the feminine form.
It has secondary meanings, check here:
худой , худа́я
@Francis,
...and that can often take on meaning of 'poor' as well, in slavic languages. czech, for example.
@Francis,
Thank you! That makes much more sense now!
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