чахлый

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ча́х(нуть) (čáx(nutʹ)) +‎ -лый (-lyj)

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Adjective[edit]

ча́хлый (čáxlyj)

  1. withered
  2. sickly

Usage notes[edit]

  • Short forms чахл, ча́хла, ча́хло, ча́хлы theoretically exist, but are usually avoided due to their similarity to past-tense forms of ча́хнуть (čáxnutʹ, to wither) (compare e.g. ча́хло (čáxlo, it withered)).

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