хӗрхи

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хӗрхи • (hĕrh̬i) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural хӗрхисем)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kïrguy (“sparrow-hawk”).
Compare with Hungarian karvaly, a Bulgar borrowing.


хӗрхи

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хӗрхи • (hĕrh̬i)


йӗнӗ

йӗнӗ • (jĕnĕ) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural йӗнӗсем)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kï̄n (“sheath”).
Cognate with Turkish kın, Uzbek qin, Bashkir ҡын (qın) and Yakut кыын (kıın).


йӗнӗ

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *īn (“den, lair”).
Cognate with Turkish in, Uzbek in, Kazakh ін (ın) and Yakut иин (iin).


нӑхта

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нӑхта • (năhta) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural нӑхтасем)

Borrowed from Tatar нукта (nuqta), ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠨᠣᠭᠲᠤ (noɣtu, “halter”). Compare Mongolian ногт (nogt).


мулаххай

мулаххай • (mulahhaj) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural мулаххайсем)

mulahhaj (romanization)
мулаххайсем (plural)

Borrowed from Tatar малахай (malaxay), ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠮᠠᠯᠠᠭᠠᠢ (malaɣai, “hat”). Compare with Mongolian малгай (malgaj).


канфет

канфет • (kanfet) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural канфетсем)

kanfet (romanization)
канфетсем (plural)

Borrowed from Russian конфета (konfeta).


пӑх

пӑх • (păh) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural пӑхсем)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bok (“dirt, dung”).
Cognate with Turkish bok, Azerbaijani pox, Kazakh боқ (boq), Kyrgyz бок (bok), etc.

inh+

лаша пӑхӗ

кивӗ пӑхӑрӑн пӑхӗ ҫук, пирĕн тӑвансен ӳпки ҫук

kivĕ p̬ăh̬ărăn păh̬ĕ śuk, pirĕn t̬ăvans̬en üpki ś̬uk

old copper has no slag, our relatives have no grudge against us


пӑх

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


хӳхӗм

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хӳхӗм • (hüh̬ĕm)

Ultimately borrowed from Middle Mongol ᠭᠠᠶᠢᠬᠠᠮᠠ (ɣayiqam-a, “to astonished”) (cf. Mongolian гайхам (gajxam, “amazing”), via a Kipchak language. Róna-Tas instead suggested that it may ultimately be from Middle Mongol ᠭᠣᠶᠤᠬᠠᠨ (ɣoyuqan, “beautiful”) (cf. Mongolian гоёхон (gojoxon, “beautiful”) noting phonological problems with the previous proposal, however Poppe rejects this on the basis of attestation. Jegorov suggests that it may be inheritance from Proto-Turkic *körk (“beauty”) (cf. Turkish görkem (“splendor”)), however Poppe notes that the phonology does not line up; see also кӗрнек (kĕrnek, “beauty”) from курӑн (kurăn, “to appear”).

noncog

хӳхӗм чечексем

хӳхӗм тапак


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


сайӑ

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сайӑ • (sajă)

Ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨ (sayin, “good, well, fine”) via a Turkic language. Compare Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (say, “pure”) and Kyrgyz сай (say, “outstanding”).


тӑркӑч

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тӑркӑч • (tărk̬ăč)


пӑрӑҫ

пӑрӑҫ • (părăś) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural пӑрӑҫсем)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *burč (“pepper”), itself ultimately borrowed from Middle Persian [Term?] (cf. Persian مرچ (murč)).
Cognate with Turkmen burç, Bashkir борос (boros) and Uzbek murch.


вӑртах

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вӑртах • (vărt̬ah) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural вӑртахсем)

vărt̬ah (romanization)
вӑртахсем (plural)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ortuk (“partner”). Equivalent to вӑта (văt̬a, “middle, centre”) + -х (-h).
Cognate with Turkish ortak and Tatar уртак (urtaq).


ҫилӗ

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ҫилӗ • (śilĕ) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural ҫилӗсем)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yẹlin (“udder”) through the form *jẹliŋ ~ *jẹlig. Cognate with Azerbaijani yelin, Uzbek yelin, Bashkir елен (yelen) and Yakut сирин (sirin).

inh+

Ҫиле массаж ту.


ҫилӗм

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ҫилӗм • (śilĕm) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural ҫилӗмсем)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yẹlim (“glue”). Cognate with Uzbek yelim, Bashkir елем (yelem) and Yakut силим (silim)


ҫилӗм

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yïlïm (“seine”) via a form *yalïm. Cognate with Bashkir йылым (yılım) and Yakut илим (ilim). Borrowed into Hungarian as gyalom.


хирлӳ

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хирлӳ • (hirlü) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural хирлӳсем)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kiriĺ ~ *kïrïĺ (“bowstring”). Cognate with Turkish kiriş and Bashkir кереш (kereş).


парӑм

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парӑм • (parăm) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural парӑмсем)


ҫилхе

ҫилхе • (śilh̬e) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural ҫилхесем)


айван

Etymology tree
Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān)bor.
Classical Persian حَیْوَان (haywān)bor.
Chuvash айван (ajvan)
Borrowed from Classical Persian حَیْوَان (haywān), borrowed from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān).


пӑри

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пӑри • (pări) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural пӑрисем)

From Middle Chuvash *pŭri, earlier Middle Chuvash *pŭrai̯, Old Chuvash *buɣzai̯, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bugday.
However, Róna-Tas et al. reject the connection of the Chuvash word with the Common Turkic *bugday and instead connect it with Proto-Slavic *pyrъ, Ancient Greek πυρός (purós) etc.


пулӑҫӑ

пулӑҫӑ • (pulăś̬ă) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural пулӑҫӑсем)

pulăś̬ă (romanization)
пулӑҫӑсем (plural)


ҫӗрӗ

ҫӗрӗ • (śĕrĕ)

From Proto-Turkic *yüŕük. Cognate to Turkish yüzük. Compare to Hungarian gyűrű.


ҫӗрӗ

ҫӗрӗ • (śĕrĕ)

From Proto-Turkic *yörüg. Compare to Hungarian szérű (“threshing place, floor (round)”).
According to some linguists it is also from *yüŕük (“ring”).


ирлесе

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ирлесе • (irles̬e)

From Chuvash ир (ir), from Volga Bulgar ارلا سعة (erle sa'at, “early time”).


уйран

From Middle Chuvash *yăra(n), from Old Chuvash *ï̄raɣ. Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ayran (“buttermilk, airan”). Cognate with уйӑр (ujăr, “to separate”), Turkish ayran, Bashkir айран (ayran) and Hungarian író.


т̌

(obsolete) A letter in the Yakovlev alphabet up to the 1930s.


кӑтра

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кӑтра • (kătra)


уксӑм

уксӑм • (uksăm)

Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum#Translingual


кӑшман

кӑшман • (kăšman) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural кӑшмансем)

kăšman (romanization)
кӑшмансем (plural)

Beta vulgaris
Beta vulgaris#Translingual


шашкӑ

шашкӑ • (šaškă) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural шашкӑсем)

Probably borrowed from Eastern Mari шашке (šaške).

Mustela lutreola
Mustela lutreola#Translingual


хапха

хапха • (hapha) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural хапхасем)

Ultimately a derivation from Proto-Turkic *kap- (“to close”). Cognate with Tatar капка (qapka) and Bashkir ҡапҡа (qapqa).


турта

турта • (turt̬a) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural туртасем)


халӑх

халӑх • (halăh)

Чăваш халăх юрри


чӑваш

чӑваш • (čăvaš)

Журналист ӗҫпе облаҫри районсене тухса ҫӳренӗ чухне вӑл чӑвашсемпе нумай курнӑҫнӑ.

2025 August 3, Софья Савнеш [Sofʹja Savneš], “Чӑваш чӗлхи: Самар вырӑсӗ ҫынсене чӑвашла вӗрентет [Čăvaš čĕlh̬i: Samar vyrăs̬ĕ ś̬yns̬ene č̬ăvašla vĕrent̬et]”, in Чăваш халăх сайчĕ [Čăvaš halăh sajčĕ]:


кӑрлач

кӑрлач • (kărlač)


нарӑс

нарӑс • (narăs)


ҫӗртме

ҫӗртме • (śĕrtme)


утӑ

утӑ • (ut̬ă)

cv:Утă уйăхĕ


раштав

раштав • (raštav)