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Chuvash
Etymology 1
From ав (av) + -ӑн (-ăn).
Verb
авӑн • (avăn)
- (intransitive) to bend, to curve, to crook
- Йывӑҫ авӑнса ӳсет. ― Jyvăś avăns̬a üs̬et. ― The tree is growing сrooked.
- (intransitive) to wriggle, to coil, to meander
- Шыв улӑх авӑна-авӑна юхать. ― Šyv ulăh avăna-avăna juh̬atʹ. ― The river meanders through the meadow.
- (intransitive) to stoop, to bend down, to bow
- (intransitive, figuratively) to give in, to yield, to relent
- Тӑшман хӗснипе ӑнмарӑмӑр. ― Tăšman h̬ĕsnip̬e ănmarămăr. ― We did not give in under pressure of the enemy.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Russian овин (ovin).
Noun
авӑн • (avăn)
- (agriculture) barn, granary
- (agriculture) sheaf (bundle of grain or straw)
- (agriculture) threshing
- авӑн вӑхӑчӗ ― avăn văh̬ăč̬ĕ ― threshing season
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Noun
авӑн • (avăn)
- (dialectal) trap, snare
- (dialectal) cage