чухӑн

Chuvash

Etymology

From either a derivation of Proto-Turkic *yōk (“there is not”), whence ҫук (śuk) and чух (čuh, “mediocre, unimportant”); or inherited from Proto-Turkic *čï̄gań (“poor”).

Adjective

чухӑн • (čuh̬ăn)

1. poor

   чухӑн хресчен ― čuh̬ăn hresčen ― a poor peasant

Derived terms

• чухӑнлӑх (čuh̬ănlăh)