chawush
See also: Chawush
English
Etymology
- See chiaus
Pronunciation
- enPR: chä.wo͞oshʹ, IPA(key): /tʃɑˈwʊʃ/
- Hyphenation: cha‧wush
Noun
chawush (plural chawushes)
- (historical) Archaic spelling of chiaus. [19th–20th c.]
- 1878 April 11, Kirker, Gilbert, “Notes on Adrianople and Constantinople”, in Proceedings of the Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society, Belfast: Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society, ISSN 0067-5350, page 103:
- The chawush, or sergeant, who had charge of these executions, generally turned them to his profit: […]
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:chawush.