concept
"Armyashka" (a sort of little Armenian)
armyashka
also: армяшка
A belittling Russian diminutive of "Armenian," applied by Anisim's police colleagues to his partner Samorodov alongside a remark on his complexion; the diminutive suffix carries a dismissive, othering charge the neutral noun for "Armenian" would not.
Reading notes
- In the Ravine §56 a sort of little Armenian
Translates a belittling Russian diminutive of "Armenian" that Anisim's colleagues apply to Samorodov alongside a remark on his complexion; the diminutive form carries a dismissive edge the plain word for "Armenian" would not.