Chechen
English
Etymology
From Russian чечен- (čečen-), the root in чече́нец (čečénec, “a Chechen man”) or чече́нский (čečénskij, “Chechen (adjective)”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɛ.tʃɛn/, /ˈtʃɛ.tʃən/
- Rhymes: -ɛtʃɛn, -ɛtʃən
Noun
Chechen (plural Chechens)
- A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.
- (inexact) Synonym of Chechnyan: a resident of Chechnya.
Translations
A member of the Chechen people
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Proper noun
Chechen
- The language of the Chechens, a member of the Nakh family.
Translations
language
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See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Chechen terms
Further reading
- ISO 639-1 code ce, ISO 639-3 code che (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Chechen, che
Adjective
Chechen (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the Chechen people.
- Of or relating to the Chechen language.
- (inexact) Synonym of Chechnyan: of or relating to Chechnya, a Russian .
Translations
of or relating to the Chechen people
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Japanese
Romanization
Chechen
- Rōmaji transcription of チェチェン