χακί
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English khaki, with the pronunciation of French khaki.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
χακί • (chakí) (indeclinable)
- khaki (color/colour)
Noun edit
χακί • (chakí) n (indeclinable)
- 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”)
References edit
- ^ χακί - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.