־צ׳יק

Hebrew

Etymology

From Yiddish -טשיק‎ (-tshik), from Slavic; compare Russian -чик (-čik).

Suffix

־צִ׳יק • (-chik) m

  1. Appended to form diminutive nouns.
    ‎בָּחוּר‎ (bakhúr, “young man, guy”) + ‎־צ׳יק → ‎בָּחוּרְצִ׳יק‎ (bakhúr'chik, “boy, lad”)
    ‎קָטָן‎ (katán, “little, small”) + ‎־צ׳יק → ‎קָטַנְצִ׳יק‎ (katánchik, “small child, little boy”) (colloquial)

Derived terms
Hebrew terms suffixed with ־צ׳יק
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