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Yiddish
Etymology
Ultimately of Northwest Caucasian origin, from Kabardian шашан (šašan, “Chechen”), via Russian Чечня́ (Čečnjá) and possibly English Chechnya given the syllable stress.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛt͡ʃnjə/, /ˈt͡ʃɛt͡ʃɲə/
Proper noun
טשעטשניע • (tshetshnye) f
- Chechnya (a republic of the northern Caucasus of Russia; capital: Grozny)
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “טשעטשניע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “Chechnya”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN