Armenian

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Etymology

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սեւ (sew) +‎ -ական (-akan)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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սևական (sewakan)

  1. (nonstandard, informal) black, Negro

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Adjective

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սևական (sewakan) (superlative ամենասևական)

  1. (nonstandard, informal) black, negro (of or relating to black people)

Usage notes

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Probably developed in the US diaspora to avoid having to use the standard նեգր (negr, Negro), which is not offensive in Armenian but sounds similar to English nigger.

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