чо

Chechen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *čo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃo/

Noun

чо • (čo) class bd

1. hair

References

• Nichols, Johanna, Vagapov, Arbi (2004) “чо”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 227b

Ingush

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *čo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃo/

Noun

чо • (čo) class bd

1. hair

References

• Nichols, Johanna B. (2004) “чо”, in Ingush–English and English–Ingush Dictionary, London and New York: Routledge, page 179b

Nivkh

Alternative forms

• чʼо (ț’ʼo)

Etymology

From Proto-Nivkh *co. Possibly cognate to Ainu チェㇷ゚ (“fish”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cʰo/

Noun

чо (ț’o)

1. (zoology) fish

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Fortescue, Michael (2016) Comparative Nivkh Dictionary, München: LINCOM, page 34
• Savelʹjeva, V. N., Taksami, Č. M. (1970) Нивхско-русский словарь [Nivkh–Russian Dictionary], Moscow, page 450
• Taksami, Č. M., Savelʹjeva, V. N. (1965) Русско-нивхский словарь [Russian–Nivkh Dictionary], Moscow, page 375

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɵ]

• Audio:

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Pronoun

чо • (čo)

1. (colloquial, nonstandard) what, alternative form of что (što), alternative form of чё (čo)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɔ]

Adverb

чо • (čo)

1. (colloquial) Contraction of чому́ (čomú).
2. (colloquial) Contraction of чого́ (čohó).

Yagnobi

Etymology

Related to Persian چه (če).

Pronoun

чо (čo)

1. what