Armenian edit

Etymology edit

սեւ (sew) +‎ -ական (-akan)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

սևական (sewakan)

  1. (nonstandard, informal) black, Negro

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Adjective edit

սևական (sewakan) (superlative ամենասևական)

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

Usage notes edit

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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