авӑн

From ав (av) +‎ -ӑн (-ăn).

авӑн • (avăn)

1. (intransitive) to bend, to curve, to crook

   Йывӑҫ авӑнса ӳсет. ― Jyvăś avăns̬a üs̬et. ― The tree is growing сrooked.

2. (intransitive) to wriggle, to coil, to meander

   Шыв улӑх авӑна-авӑна юхать. ― Šyv ulăh avăna-avăna juh̬atʹ. ― The river meanders through the meadow.

3. (intransitive) to stoop, to bend down, to bow
4. (intransitive, figuratively) to give in, to yield, to relent

   Тӑшман хӗснипе ӑнмарӑмӑр. ― Tăšman h̬ĕsnip̬e ănmarămăr. ― We did not give in under pressure of the enemy.

Borrowed from Russian овин (ovin).

авӑн • (avăn)

1. (agriculture) barn, granary
2. September
3. (agriculture) sheaf (bundle of grain or straw)
4. (agriculture) threshing

   авӑн вӑхӑчӗ ― avăn văh̬ăč̬ĕ ― threshing season

• авӑн уйӑхӗ (avăn ujăh̬ĕ)

авӑн • (avăn)

1. (dialectal) trap, snare
2. (dialectal) cage