Chuvash
noun
Chu·vash
ˈchüˌväsh,
chu̇ˈväsh
plural Chuvashes
-ə̇z
or Chuvash or Chuvashi chu̇ˈväshē
1
a
: a people related to Mordvin and Cheremis inhabiting the Chuvash Republic of eastern Russia
b
: a member of such people
2
: the Turkish dialect spoken by the Chuvash people
Word History
Etymology
Russian, from Chuvash Tšəvaš; akin to Turkish yavaş gentle, mild, docile
- high altar
- high analysis
- high and dry
- high and low
- high bar
- high beam
- high beams
- high blood pressure
- high blower
- high blueberry
- high brass
- high chair
- high cholesterol
- High Church
- High Churchman
- high cockalorum
- high comedies
- high comedy
- high command
- high commands
- high commission
- high commissioner
- high council
- high court
- High Court of Justiciary