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чахлый

чахлый

Russian

Adjective

ча́хлый (čáxlyj)

  1. withered
  2. sickly

Declension

Usage notes

  • Short forms чахл, ча́хла, ча́хло, ча́хлы theoretically exist, but are usually avoided due to their similarity to past-tense forms of ча́хнуть (čáxnutʹ, to wither) (compare e.g. ча́хло (čáxlo, it withered)).

Related terms

  • ча́хнуть impf (čáxnutʹ), зача́хнуть pf (začáxnutʹ)
  • чахо́тка (čaxótka), чахо́точный (čaxótočnyj)