χακί
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English khaki, with the pronunciation of French khaki.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
χακί • (chakí) (indeclinable)
- khaki (of color/colour)
Noun edit
χακί • (chakí) n (indeclinable)
- (color) khaki (that range of colours from yellow to green/brown)
- (figuratively) the army; military service
- ντύθηκε στο χακί ― ntýthike sto chakí ― he serves his military service (literally, “he dressed in khaki”)
See also edit
- λαδί n (ladí, “olive color/colour”)
References edit
- ^ χακί - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- ^ 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)