# харч
## Belarusian
### Alternative forms

* charč, charcz — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic харчь (xarčĭ), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj), via a Turkic language; compare Azerbaijani xərc and Turkish harç.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [xart͡ʂ]
* Rhymes: -art͡ʂ
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: харч

### Noun

харч • (xarč) m inan (genitive ха́рчу, nominative plural харчы́, genitive plural харчо́ў)
* food, grub
    Synonyms: яда́ (jadá), е́жа (jéža)
* animal feeding, fodder
* (figuratively) food for thought

#### Declension

$^1$Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

### References

* “харч”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
* “харч” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

## Russian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic харчь (xarčĭ), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj, “expenditure, outlay, expense, costs”), via a Turkic language: compare Turkish harç, Azerbaijani xərc.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [xart͡ɕ]

### Noun

харч • (xarč) m inan (genitive ха́рча, nominative plural харчи́, genitive plural харче́й)
* (colloquial, usually in the plural) grub, food
    Synonyms: жратва́ (žratvá), кормёжка (kormjóžka), ха́вчик (xávčik)
    перебира́ть харча́ми ― perebirátʹ xarčámi ― to be overly picky (also figuratively)
    мета́ть харч ― metátʹ xarč ― to vomit
** 1899, Лев Толстой [Leo Tolstoy], “Часть II. Глава XLII”, in Воскресенье; English translation from Louise Maude, transl., Resurrection, 1901:— Кото́рые без привы́чки, тем, изве́стно, тру́дно, — говори́л он, — а обтерпе́лся — ничего́. То́лько бы харчи́ были настоя́щие. Снача́ла харчи́ плохи́ бы́ли. Ну, а пото́м наро́д оби́делся, и харчи́ ста́ли хоро́шие, и рабо́тать ста́ло легко́.— Kotóryje bez privýčki, tem, izvéstno, trúdno, — govoríl on, — a obterpélsja — ničevó. Tólʹko by xarčí byli nastojáščije. Snačála xarčí ploxí býli. Nu, a potóm naród obídelsja, i xarčí stáli xoróšije, i rabótatʹ stálo lexkó."Those who are not used to it find it hard, of course," he said; " but when one`s hardened it doesn`t matter, if only the food is right. At first the food was bad. Later the people complained, and they got good food, and it was easy to work."

#### Related terms

* еда́ (jedá)
* пи́ща (píšča)
* пита́ние (pitánije)
* яство (jastvo)

### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “харчи”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic харчь (xarčĭ), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj, “expenditure, outlay, expense, costs”), via a Turkic language: compare Turkish harç, Azerbaijani xərc.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [xart͡ʃ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

харч • (xarč) m inan or f inan (genitive ха́рчу or ха́рчі, nominative plural харчі́, genitive plural харчі́в, relational adjective харчови́й)
* (often in the plural) food, grub

#### Declension

(masculine)
(feminine)

#### Derived terms

* харчува́ти (xarčuváty), харчува́тися (xarčuvátysja)
* харчува́ння (xarčuvánnja)

### References

* Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “харч”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “харч”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka