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Ичкерия

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Etymology

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  • 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

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  • IPA(key): [ɪt͡ɕˈkʲerʲɪjə]

Proper noun

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Ичке́рия (Ičkérijaf inan (genitive Ичке́рии)

  1. Ichkeria

Declension

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Descendants

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  • English: Ichkeria

References

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  1. ^ , cited in Kuševa, Jekaterina Nikolajevna, Narody Severnovo Kavkaza i ix svjazi s Rossijej (vtoraja polovina XVI — 30-je gody XVII veka) [Peoples of the North Caucasus and their contacts with Russia], Moscow: 1963, p. 74
  2. ^ Bakaev, Hasan (2018) “O nazvanii Ičkerija [On the name Ichkeria]”, in proza.ru[1]