авӑн
Appearance
Chuvash
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]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
[edit]- авӑнлӑх (avănlăh)
- авӑнтар (avănt̬ar)
- авӑнчӑк (avănč̬ăk)
- авӑнчӑклан (avănč̬ăklan)
- авӑнчӑклантар (avănč̬ăklant̬ar)
- авӑнчӑклат (avănč̬ăklat)
- авӑнчӑклӑ (avănč̬ăklă)
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Russian овин (ovin).
Noun
[edit]авӑн • (avăn)
- (agriculture) barn, granary
- (agriculture) sheaf (bundle of grain or straw)
- (agriculture) threshing
- авӑн вӑхӑчӗ ― avăn văh̬ăč̬ĕ ― threshing season
Derived terms
[edit]- авӑн уйӑхӗ (avăn ujăh̬ĕ)
Etymology 3
[edit]Noun
[edit]авӑн • (avăn)