шӑрчӑк
Chuvash
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Contraction of шӑхӑрчӑк (šăh̬ărč̬ăk), from шӑхӑр (šăh̬ăr, “to whistle”). Cognate with Southern Altai сыгырчык (sïgïrčïk).
Noun
[edit]шӑрчӑк • (šărč̬ăk)
- cricket (insect)
- grasshopper
- (figurative) a bow-legged person