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Chuvash
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kïrguy (“sparrow-hawk”).[1][2]
Compare with Hungarian karvaly, a Bulgar borrowing.
Noun
хӗрхи • (hĕrh̬i) (plural хӗрхисем)
- a small falcon
- owl
Adjective
хӗрхи • (hĕrh̬i)
- chatty
References
- ^ Fedotov, M. R. (1996) “хӗрхи”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ čuvašskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Chuvash Language] (in Russian), volume II, Cheboksary: Chuvash State Institute of Humanities, page 347
- ^ Jegorov, V. G. (1964) “хӗрхи”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ čuvašskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Chuvash Language] (in Russian), Cheboksary: Čuvašskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, page 300
Further reading
- “хӗрхи”, in Электронлă сăмахсар (overall work in Russian and Chuvash), 1996.