пут

From Proto-Turkic *bat-. Cognate with Turkish bat-, Kazakh бату (batu), Yakut бат (bat).


кур

From Proto-Turkic *köri-, *kör- (“to see, look”).


ак

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ek- (“to sow”). Cognate with Khalaj həkmək, Turkish ekmek, Uzbek ekmoq and Southern Altai экер (eker, “to aim at, curve”).

cog

ыраша пилӗк кунта акса хӑварчӗç

хулара пин тенкӗ акса килчӗ

He squandered a thousand rubles in the city.


тар

From Proto-Turkic *teŕ-. Cognate with Azerbaijani təzmək etc.


вил

Inherited from Volga Bulgar وَل (vel, “to die”), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *öl-.


ӗҫле

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ӗҫле • (ĕśle)

From *īš-le-, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *īĺč (“work”), whence ӗҫ (ĕś, “work”). Cognate with Turkish işle-, Azerbaijani işlə-, Kazakh істеу (ısteu), etc.


пар

From Proto-Turkic *bēr- (“to give”, stem). Cognate with Tatar бир- (bir-), Bashkir бир- (bir-); Turkish ver-; Yakut биэр (bier); etc.


пус

From Proto-Turkic *bas-. Cognate with Turkish bas-, Kazakh басу (basu), Yakut баттаа (battaa), etc.

to incubate, to hatch (an egg) (of birds)

мана ыйхă пусать

(impersonal, figurative) to overcome, to overpower

to dig, to dig up, to loosen up (the soil)


ҫыр

From Proto-Turkic *yaŕ- (“to write”). Related to Turkish yazmak.

кӑранташпа ҫыр

ҫыру ҫыр


ту

From Volga Bulgar طن (tan). Unclear relation with Tatar туу (tuwu).


тул

to pass, to go by, to elapse, to slip by (of time)


кан

Perhaps borrowed from another Turkic language as it did not follow the change in vowels occurred in Chuvash. Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kān- (“to be satisfied”). Cognate with Turkish kan- (“to be contented, satisfied”).


аман

From Proto-Turkic *emge- (“to suffer”). Related to амак (amak, “illness”).


туп

From Proto-Turkic *tăp- (“to find”). Cognate with Azerbaijani tapmaq.


ил

to charge, collect, to levy, to take monies (in forms of taxes, payments, duties, tariffs, and fines)

тыткӑна ил

хулана ил


кас

From Proto-Turkic *kes- (“to cut”). Cognate with Turkish kes- (“to cut”).

to strive, to long, to be dying to (to do something)


юл

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kāl- (“to remain”).
Cognate with Khalaj qâlmaq, Turkish kalmak, Uzbek qolmoq, Bashkir ҡалыу (qalıw) and Yakut хаал (qaal).


ут

From Proto-Turkic *āt- (“to walk”). Cognate with Turkish adım (“step”), Tatar адым (adım, “step”), Kazakh адым (adym, “step”).


сур

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *sōd- (“to spit”).
Cognate with Old Uyghur swd (sod-, “to spit”).

(transitive) to soak (to penetrate or permeate by saturation)

(transitive) to spout, to regurgitate (of a bonfire spouting sparks or of an erupting volcano)


кала

Possibly inherited from Proto-Turkic *kele- (“to say”), however such a verb is very poorly attested and it instead may be a borrowing from Mongolic *kelele- (“to speak”).
Cognate with Salar kele and Tatar кэлеу (kelew); compare also Mongolian хэлэх (xelex).

(transitive) to deliver (a speech, a toast, etc.)

(transitive) to play, perform (on a musical instrument)

(transitive) to be enough (of spices in a dish)


ав

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *eg- (“to bend”).
Cognate with Turkish eğmek (“to bend”), Azerbaijani əymək (“to bend, tilt”), Bashkir эйеү (eyew, “to bend”), Kazakh ию (iü, “to bend”), Kyrgyz ийүү (iyüü, “to bend”), Southern Altai ийер (iyer, “to bend”), Turkmen egmek (“to bend, bow”), Tuvan ээр (eer, “to bend, wrap”), Uzbek egmoq (“to fold, bend”), Yakut иэх (ieq, “to bend”).

турат ав

(transitive) to bend, to curve, to crook

авнӑ пукан

Нумай калаҫрӑм, ҫапах аврӑм ӑна.

I talked a lot, yet still persuaded her.

(transitive) to persuade, to convince (someone to do something)

Туслӑха нимӗнле вӑй та авайман.

(transitive, figuratively) to break, to overcome


кил

манран килмен сӑлтавсем

ӗҫ санран килет


вула

According to Jegorov, grown with prothetic в- (v-) from ула (ula, “to howl, cry”), "the illiterate Chuvash equating reading to howling". The latter is inherited from Proto-Turkic *ūlï- and is cognate with Turkish ulumak, Azerbaijani ulamaq.
Alternatively, according to Fedotov, cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (ula-, “to connect”): typologically compare German lesen (“to gather; to read”).


шур

From Proto-Turkic *siaŕ (“yellowish white”). Cognate with Ottoman Turkish ساز (saz, “yellow”), also Kyrgyz саз өңдүү (saz öŋdüü).

Kyrgyz саз өңдүү (saz öŋdüü)


тӗрт

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тӗрт • (tĕrt)


юх

From Proto-Turkic *ak- (“to flow”). Related to Turkish akmak.


юрат

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yara- (“to be beneficial, useful, successful”). Cognate with Tatar ярату (yaratu) and Bashkir яратыу (yaratıw).


ҫур

Form Proto-Turkic *yār-. Cognate with Turkish yarmak.


ӳс

Related to Tatar үсү (üsü), from Old Turkic ös-.


ӗҫ

From Proto-Turkic *ič- (“to drink”). Cognate to Turkish iç-.


ҫывӑр

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ҫывӑр • (śyvăr)


авӑр

авӑр • (avăr)

(intransitive) to spin, to whirl (of water in a whirlpool)


ӳсӗр

ӳсӗр • (üs̬ĕr)

From Proto-Turkic *üskür- (“to cough”). Cognate with Turkish öksür- (“to cough”).


выр

From Proto-Turkic *or-. Cognate with Kazakh ору (oru).


хурал

From *qaral-, ultimately a derivation from Proto-Turkic *kara (“black”).


пӳр

ăна чĕрĕ юлма пӳрнĕ


пӑс

From Proto-Turkic *buŕ- / *boŕ- (“to damage, destroy”). Cognate with Azerbaijani pozmaq, Bashkir боҙоу (boźow).


кӗр

From Proto-Turkic *kīr- (“to enter”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰃𐰼 (kir- /kir²/), Turkish girmek, Azerbaijani girmək etc.


кӗрӗш

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кӗрӗш • (kĕrĕš)

From кӗр (kĕr) + -ӗш (-ĕš). Compare Azerbaijani girişmək, Turkish girişmek.


тух

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *taĺïk- (“to leave”) via crasis from *tulh-, equivalent to тул (tul, “outside”) + -ӑк (-ăk).
Cognate with 𐱃𐱁𐰶 (tašïq-, “to leave”) and possibly Turkish çıkmak (“to leave”), see Proto-Turkic *čïk- (“to leave”) for more.

inh+

вăхăт тухрĕ


ӑлах

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ӑлах • (ălah)


тарӑх

тарӑх • (tarăh)

Compare Azerbaijani darıxmaq (“to miss, long; to be bored”).


вӑрла

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вӑрла • (vărla)

From *ogrïla-, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ogrï (“thief”), whence вӑрӑ (vără, “thief”).


айванлан

From айван (ajvan) + -лан (-lan). Ultimately from Classical Persian حِیْوان (hâyvan, “animal”).


амант

Causative form of Chuvash аман (aman, “to suffer, to be crippled, to be maimed”), from Proto-Turkic *emge- (“to suffer”). Related to амак (amak, “illness”).


ансухлан

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ансухлан • (ans̬uhlan)


артакла

артакла • (art̬akla)


ӑслайла

ӑслайла • (ăslajla)


ачашла

ачашла • (ač̬ašla)


чик

From Proto-Turkic *dik- (“vertical; to to plant vertically”).
Compare Azerbaijani dikmək (“to bury”) dik (“upright, vertical”), tikmək (“to sew”); Turkish dikmek (“to sew”), Kumyk тикмек (tikmek, “to sew; to build”) Kazakh тігу (tıgu).

cog

to lower (one's eyes, gaze, etc.) (so as not to look at someone)


авӑт

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авӑт • (avăt)

From Proto-Turkic *öt- (“to sing (of birds); to say; to ask, request”). Cognate with Turkish ötmek, Azerbaijani ötmək, etc.


пӑв

From Proto-Turkic *bog-. Cognate with Turkish boğmak, Azerbaijani boğmaq, etc.

(transitive) to choke, to suffocate, to strangle


пӑлхан

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пӑлхан • (pălh̬an)


эрешле

эрешле • (erešle)


паллаштар

паллаштар • (pallaštar)


паллаш

паллаш • (pallaš)


палла

From Proto-Turkic *bel-le-. Cognate with Turkish bellemek.

паллаштар

паллаш (pallaš)


кӑшкӑр

кӑшкӑр • (kăškăr)

From Proto-Turkic *kïčgïr- (“to shout, cry”).
Cognate with Azerbaijani qışqır- (“to scream”), Turkish kışkırt- (“to provoke”), etc.


кӗрт

кӗрт • (kĕrt)


пурнӑҫа кӗрт

пурнӑҫа кӗрт

пурнӑҫа кӗрт • (purnăś̬a k̬ĕrt)

to realize, to accomplish, to fulfill, to put into practice


пурнӑҫла

пурнӑҫла • (purnăśla)


ҫӑт

From Proto-Turkic *yubut- (“to swallow”). Cognate with Turkish yut- (“to swallow”), Azerbaijani ud- (“to swallow”), etc.


ҫӗле

ҫӗле • (śĕle)

Compare Turkish sırı- (“to sew tightly”), Azerbaijani sırı- (“to quilt”), etc.


ҫӗмӗр

ҫӗмӗр • (śĕmĕr)


ҫӗмӗрӗл

ҫӗмӗрӗл • (śĕmĕrĕl)

suf

ҫӗмӗр (śĕmĕr) + -ӗл (-ĕl)


ҫӗр

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čǖri- (“to rot”). Cognate with Turkish çürümek.


ҫу

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ҫу or ҫӑв • (śu or śăv)

ҫу (canonical)
ҫӑв (canonical)
śu (romanization)
śăv (romanization)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yū- (“to wash”).
Cognate with Khalaj yûmaq, Turkish yumak, Uzbek yuvmoq, Bashkir йыуыу (yıwıw) and Yakut сууй (suuy).


ҫу

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yag-.
Cognate with Khalaj yağmaq, Turkish yağmak, Uzbek yogʻmoq, Bashkir яуыу (yawıw) and Tuvan чаар (çaar).


калаҫ

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калаҫ • (kalaś)


ӗнентер

ӗнентер • (ĕnent̬er)

From ӗнен (ĕnen) + -тер (-ter). Cognate with Turkish inandır- (“to convince”).


ӗнен

ӗнен • (ĕnen)

From Proto-Turkic *ïnan- (“to trust, believe”).


ӗмӗтлен

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ӗмӗтлен • (ĕmĕtlen)

From ӗмӗт (ĕmĕt) + -лен (-len). Cognate with Turkish ümitlen- (“to hope”).


ярӑн

ярӑн • (jarăn)

to ride on skis, skates, bicycle, or snowboard


тӳс

Borrowed from a Kipchak language, from Proto-Turkic *töŕ- (“to suffer, endure”).

der

to endure, to suffer, to tolerate, to stand


пуҫтар

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пуҫтар • (puśtar)


тӗк

From Proto-Turkic *tïkï- (“to stuff in, press in”). Cognate with Turkish tık- (“to stuff”), etc.


япӑх

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япӑх • (jap̬ăh)

Derived from Proto-Turkic *yab- (“unattested verb denoting negativity”).

inh

to become undisciplined, to get out of hand (of children)


лар

to settle (to establish a dwelling place)

to turn out, to result (of earned/yielded amount/quantity etc.)

(intransitive) to accumulate, to gather, to amass

to conduct (of a some traditional ceremonies)


куҫ

Inherited from Bulgar كوج (köç-), كوالج (köwelç-), itself inherited from Proto-Turkic *köč- (“to migrate”).

inh+

(intransitive) to pass, to go over, to progress, to advance

(intransitive) to be passed over, to be transmitted


хӑс

From Proto-Turkic *kus- (“to vomit”). Cognate with Turkish kus- (“to vomit”).


ҫырт

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ҫырт • (śyrt)

From Proto-Turkic *ïsïr- (“to bite”). Cognate with Turkish ısır- (“to bite”), Yakut ытыр (ıtır, “to bite”).


каҫ

From Proto-Turkic *keč- (“to pass, wade”).


илт

From Proto-Turkic *ẹĺit- (“to hear”).
Cognate with Old Turkic 𐱁𐱅 (eşit-, “to hear, listen”), Azerbaijani eşitmək (“to hear”), Bashkir ишетеү (işetew, “to hear”), Kazakh есту (estu, “to hear”), Turkmen eşitmek (“to hear”), Uzbek eshitmoq (“to hear”), Yakut иһит (ihit, “to hear”).


кӑлар

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кӑлар • (kălar)

Perhaps from the causative of Proto-Turkic *kal(ï)- (“to rise, jump up”). Cognate with Turkish kaldır- (“to take away, remove; to lift up”).


вӗрен

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вӗрен • (vĕren)

From Proto-Turkic *ögren- (“to get accustomed to; to learn”).
Cognate with Turkish öğren-, Azerbaijani öyrən-, Kazakh үйрену (üirenu), etc.


вӗр

Probably from the same root as Etymology 1 above. Cognate with Turkish ürü- (“to bark”).


сывла

From Proto-Turkic *soglï- (“to breathe heavily, to pant”). Cognate with Turkish solu- (“to breathe”).


пӗл

to know (to be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered)


хӑра

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хӑра • (hăra)

From Proto-Turkic *kork- (“to fear”). Cognate with Turkish kork- (“to fear”).


шутла

шутла • (šutla)


сӑтӑр

сӑтӑр • (săt̬ăr)


тыт

to catch, to arrest, to be caught red-handed

to retain, to keep (e.g. moisture in the soil or warmth)


ҫап

From Proto-Turkic *čap- (“to beat, hit”).


ҫӳре

ҫӳре • (śüre)

From Proto-Turkic *yüri- (“to walk”). Cognate with Turkish yürü- (“to walk; to function, work, run”).


ҫапӑҫ

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ҫапӑҫ • (śap̬ăś)


вӗлер

вӗлер • (vĕler)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *öltür-, a causative form of *öl-.


пурӑн

пурӑн • (purăn)


шӑршла

шӑршла • (šăršla)

шӑршӑ кӑлар

šărš̬ă k̬ălar


шухӑшла

шухӑшла • (šuh̬ăšla)

suf

шухӑш (šuh̬ăš) + -ла (-la)


хӑйӑр

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хӑйӑр • (hăjăr)


ҫун

From Proto-Turkic *yan- (“to burn (intr.), blaze up”). Cognate with Turkish yan- (“to burn (intr.)”)

inh

(of food) to burn (to become overheated to the point of being unusable)

(of a sauna) to become heated, to reach the right temperature


тӳн

From Proto-Turkic [Term?]. Cognate with Turkish dön- (“to turn, overturn”), Azerbaijani dön- (“to turn”), etc.

(colloquial) to go to bed, to go to sleep


такӑн

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такӑн • (tak̬ăn)

to stammer, to falter (to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner)


ӳк

to come out (e.g. well, in photographs or pictures)

to appear, to emerge, come up (of thoughts, ideas etc.)


шӑхӑр

шӑхӑр • (šăh̬ăr)

шӑрчӑк

шӑхӑрчӑк (šăh̬ărč̬ăk)

(colloquial) to understand, to get it, to catch on, to realize


шыҫ

(boil, abscess) to gather, to come to a head


уйӑр

уйӑр • (ujăr)

From Proto-Turkic *adï- (“to separate”).
Cognate with Turkish ayırmak, Azerbaijani ayırmaq Bashkir айырыу (ayırıw), Khakas азырарға (azırarğa), Kyrgyz айыруу (ayıruu), Turkmen aýyrmak, Uzbek ayirmoq, Yakut атыр (atır).


пӑрах

пӑрах • (părah)

From Proto-Turkic *bïrak- (“to let; to abandon; to send; to throw”).

inh

to set, to plant (i.e. potatoes in the furrow)

to shed, to cast (skin, fur, feathers), to moult

to lower, reduce (the price of something)


ывӑт

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ывӑт • (yvăt)

to throw up, to toss up (to throw something upwards)

to besew a fabric with threads of a different color


ӑмӑрт

ӑмӑрт • (ămărt)


ыйт

From Proto-Turkic *āy-, compare Kyrgyz айтуу (aytuu), Yakut ыйыт (ıyıt).


пӗт

From Proto-Turkic *büt-, compare Turkish bitmek.


ҫӗн

From Proto-Turkic *yeŋ-, compare Turkish yenmek.


йӑх

(transitive) mount (to get on top of (an animal) to mate)


палӑр

палӑр • (palăr)

From Proto-Turkic *bel-gü-r-. Cognate with Turkish belirmek.


канӑҫ

канӑҫ • (kanăś)

(reciprocal) to be content, to be satisfied


уҫ

From Proto-Turkic *ač- (“to open”). Cognates include Turkish aç-, Bashkir асыу (asıw), Kazakh ашу (aşu), Yakut ас (as).


пыр

From Proto-Turkic *bar- (“to go, reach, arrive”). Cognate with Turkish var-, Kazakh бару (baru), Yakut бар (bar).


пиҫ

From Proto-Turkic *bïĺč- (“to ripen”). Cognate with Turkish pişmek, Azerbaijani bişmək, Bashkir бешеү (beşew), Kazakh пісу (pısu), Kyrgyz бышуу (bışuu), Yakut бус (bus).


аванлан

аванланса пыр

Сывлӑх аванланни палӑрмасть-ха.

Improvements in health have not yet been observed.

(intransitive) to improve, to ameliorate, to get better

Кӑмӑлӗ аванланчӗ.


аванлат

(transitive) to improve, to ameliorate, to better

ӗҫ технологине аванлат

(transitive) to refine, to perfect, to develop


аванмарлан

From аван (avan) + мар (mar) + -лан (-lan).

(intransitive) to spoil, go bad (of food)

Ача ют ҫынсем пуррипе аванмарланчӗ.

Ač̬a jut śyns̬em p̬urrip̬e avanmarlanč̬ĕ.

The boy is embarrassed around strangers.

to be awkward, to be embarrassed, to be shy


авӑклан

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авӑклан • (avăklan)

Йывӑс авӑкланнӑ.

(intransitive) to bend, to curve, to crook


авӑклан

авӑклан • (avăklan)

From авӑк (avăk, “impulsive”) + -лан (-lan).

Ҫил авӑкланчӗ.

(intransitive) to strengthen, to intensify


авӑн

авӑн • (avăn)

Йывӑҫ авӑнса ӳсет.

Шыв улӑх авӑна-авӑна юхать.

(intransitive) to wriggle, to coil, to meander

(intransitive) to stoop, to bend down, to bow

Тӑшман хӗснипе ӑнмарӑмӑр.

We did not give in under pressure of the enemy.

(intransitive, figuratively) to give in, to yield, to relent


авӑнтар

авӑнтар • (avănt̬ar)

авӑн авӑн#Chuvash


тӳ

тӳ (canonical)
тĕв (canonical)
tü (romanization)
tĕv (romanization)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tȫg- (“to beat, crush”). Cognate with Turkish dövmek, Uzbek tuymoq, Bashkir төйөу (töyöw).


ҫула

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ҫула or ҫӑвла • (śula or śăvla)

ҫула (canonical)
ҫӑвла (canonical)
śula (romanization)
śăvla (romanization)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yalga- (“to lick”).
Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰖𐰞𐰍𐰀 (yalɣa-), Turkish yalamak, Uzbek yalamoq, Bashkir ялау (yalaw) and Yakut салаа (salaa).


ҫула

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ҫула • (śula)

From ҫу (śu, “oil”) + -ла (-la).
Comparable to Turkish yağlamak (“to lubricate with oil”).


ҫак

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ček- (“to pull, weigh”).
Cognate with Khalaj çəkmək, Turkish çekmek, Uzbek chekmoq and Kazakh шегу (şegu).


чӗтре

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чӗтре • (čĕtre)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *titre- (“to quiver”).
Cognate with Turkish titremek, Uyghur [script needed] (titrimek), Kazakh тітірәу (tıtıräu) and Yakut титирээ (titiree).

inh+

(intransitive) to shake, tremble, quiver, shake


выҫ

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āč- (“to hunger”).
Cognate with Turkish acıkmak, Uzbek ochiqmoq, Bashkir асығыу (asığıw) and Yakut аас (aas).

(intransitive) to hunger, be hungry, starve


ҫухӑр

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ҫухӑр • (śuh̬ăr)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čākïr- (“to call out, shout”).
Cognate with Turkish çağırmak, Uzbek chaqirmoq and Kazakh шақыру (şaqyru).

inh+

(transitive) to scream, shout, squeal, creak


пӑх

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bak- (“to look”).


чӑт

Borrowed from Tatar [Term?] (“to endure”), ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠴᠢᠳᠠᠬᠤ (čidaqu, “to be able to, to be capable”) (cf. Mongolian чадах (čadax)).

der

пӑр çынна чӑтать

(intransitive) to endure, resist, withstand

вăл кулмасӑр чӑтса лараймарӗ