כושי

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כושי¹

Where it comes from

From כּוּשׁ (Kush) + ־ִי (-í).

adjective כּוּשִׁי · kúshi

  1. Cushite, Kushite: of, from, or pertaining to Cush in ancient northeastern Africa.

noun כּוּשִׁי · kushí

  1. A (male) Kushite, Cushite.

כושי²

Where it comes from

Semantic loan from Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops).

adjective כּוּשִׁי · kushí · kúshi

  1. dated, ethnic, slur negro, Black: of or roughly resembling black people.

noun כּוּשִׁי · kúshi

  1. broadly, dated, ethnic, slur negro, a (male) black person. שָׁם רָאִיתִי כּוּשִׁי קָטָן \ וְהוּא לוֹבֵשׁ כּוֹבַע לָבָן \ וְהוּא יִהְיֶה לְרוּתִי חָתָן!

In English

  • nigger black person (derogatory)
  • negro black person
  • Cushite pertaining to the ancient people of the Horn of Africa

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {כושי},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%99},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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