־צ׳יק
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
From Yiddish -טשיק (-tshik), from Slavic; compare Russian -чик (-čik).
Suffix edit
־צִ׳יק • (-chik) m
- Appended to form diminutive nouns.
- בָּחוּר (bakhúr, “young man, guy”) + ־צ׳יק → בָּחוּרְצִ׳יק (bakhúr'chik, “boy, lad”)
- קָטָן (katán, “little, small”) + ־צ׳יק → קָטַנְצִ׳יק (katánchik, “small child, little boy”) (colloquial)