сахӑр

See also: сахар and са̄хар

Chuvash

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Russian са́хар (sáxar), from Old East Slavic са́харъ (sáxarŭ), borrowed from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar), borrowed from Pali sakkharā, from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (gravel).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    сахӑр • (sah̬ăr) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural сахӑрсем) 

    1. sugar