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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic хранити (xraniti), from Proto-Slavic *xorniti. Doublet of хорони́ть (xoronítʹ).

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  • IPA(key): [xrɐˈnʲitʲ]
  • (file)

Verb edit

храни́ть (xranítʹimpf

  1. to keep (to maintain possession of), to preserve, to store
    храни́ть де́ньги в ба́нкеxranítʹ dénʹgi v bánketo keep one's money in a bank
    храни́ть в та́йнеxranítʹ v tájneto keep (something) a secret
  2. to guard, to save, to protect
    храни́ тебя́ богxraní tebjá boxGod save you

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Further reading edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хранить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress