авӑт

Chuvash

Alternative forms

  • авӑрт (avărt)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *öt- (“to sing (of birds); to say; to ask, request”). Cognate with Turkish ötmek, Azerbaijani ötmək, etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaʋət]

Verb

авӑт • (avăt)

  1. to sing (of birds)
  2. to cuckoo, to crow (of a cock)
    Автан авӑтать. ― Avtan avăt̬atʹ. ― The rooster crows.
  3. to chirr (of insects)
  4. (dialectal) to croak (of frogs)
  5. to thunder
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