лох

See also: -лох

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɫox]
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  • Rhymes: -ox
лох узколи́стный (lox uzkolístnyj)Elaeagnus angustifolia

Etymology 1

Recorded in Astrakhan and among Greben Cossacks. Discernably, a transferred meaning of Kalmyk лох (loh, aloe vera), which relates through the Kalmyk home in Dzungaria to Chinese 蘆薈芦荟 (lúhuì, “aloe vera”), see it for more.

Noun

лох (lox) m inan (genitive ло́ха, nominative plural ло́хи, genitive plural ло́хов)

  1. oleaster, silverberry (Elaeagnus)
    Synonyms: лохови́на (loxovína), лохо́вник (loxóvnik), джида́ (džidá)
Declension
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • лохови́на (loxovína)
  • лохо́вник (loxóvnik)
  • лохо́вый (loxóvyj)
Descendants
  • Belarusian: лох (lox)
  • Czech: hlošina
  • Slovak: hlošina
  • Ukrainian: лох (lox)

Further reading

Etymology 2

From a Finnic language, compare Veps lohi, Finnish lohi, Estonian lõhe.

Noun

лох (lox) m anim (genitive ло́ха, nominative plural ло́хи, genitive plural ло́хов)

  1. male Atlantic salmon
    Synonyms: сёмга (sjómga), лосо́сь (losósʹ)
Declension

Etymology 3

From Fenya criminal argot; possibly an alteration of лопу́х (lopúx).

Noun

лох (lox) m anim (genitive ло́ха or лоха́, nominative plural ло́хи or лохи́, genitive plural ло́хов or лохо́в)

  1. (slang, derogatory) stiff, simpleton, dummy; bogan, chav, redneck
  2. (slang, derogatory) loser
  3. (slang, derogatory) sucker, mark, someone who is easy to swindle or con
Declension
Synonyms
  • лохо́вка (loxóvka)
  • лоша́рный (lošárnyj), лохо́вый (loxóvyj)
  • лохану́ться (loxanútʹsja)
Descendants
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