ханш

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from French hanche (whence also English haunch). Superseded native лѧдвьѥ (lędvĭje), preserved as obsolescent ле́джа (lédža, “lineage, descent”) (in figurative sense).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xanʃ]

Noun

ханш • (hanš) m (diminutive ха́ншче)

1. haunch, loin (transitional body part that connects the legs to the torso)
2. (colloquial, figurative) waist

   Synonym: (standard) та́лия (tálija)

   те́сен ханш ― tésen hanš ― thin waist

Declension

Declension of ханш

	singular	plural
indefinite	ханш hanš	ха́ншове hánšove
definite (subject form)	ха́ншът hánšǎt	ха́ншовете hánšovete
definite (object form)	ха́нша hánša
count form	—	ха́нша hánša

See also

• таз (taz, “pelvis”)
• слабина́ (slabiná), чата́л (čatál, “groin”)

References

• “ханш”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “ханш”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠬᠠᠩᠰᠢ (qaŋsi)	ханш (xanš)

Etymology

From Chinese 行市 (hángshi, “quotation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxanɕ/
• Syllabification: ханш (1 syllable)

Noun

ханш • (xanš)

1. quotation
2. currency rate, exchange rate

Derived terms

• ханшлах (xanšlax, “to quote”)