Ичкерия
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Russian
Etymology
- According to one version, from Chechen Искаьрк (İskärk), a minor stream flowing into Belka, a tributary to Sunzha. The toponym was, however, originally an exonym to the Chechens, who referred to the landscape as Нохчи-мохк (Noxči-moxk, “Chechen lands”) instead[1] and the form with a ч rather than with a с is likewise difficult to explain. Occasionally, the toponym has also been used in Russian 19th century-sources as Искерия (Iskerija), which is easier to reconcile with this etymology.[2]
- An etymology going back to Chechen исс (iss, “nine”) with the overall meaning of "nine lands" has been proposed too (ibid.), but is likely a folk etymology.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ичке́рия • (Ičkérija) f inan (genitive Ичке́рии)
Declension
Related terms
- ичкери́ец (ičkeríjec), ичкери́йка (ičkeríjka)
- ичкери́йский (ičkeríjskij), ичке́рский (ičkérskij)
Descendants
- → English: Ichkeria
References
- ^ , cited in Kuševa, Jekaterina Nikolajevna, Narody Severnovo Kavkaza i ix svjazi s Rossijej (vtoraja polovina XVI — 30-je gody XVII veka) , Moscow: 1963, p. 74
- ^ Bakaev, Hasan (2018) “O nazvanii Ičkerija [On the name Ichkeria]”, in proza.ru