טשעטשניע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • טשעטשעניע (tshetshenye)

Etymology

Ultimately of Northwest Caucasian origin, from Kabardian шашан (šašan, “Chechen”), via Russian Чечня́ (Čečnjá) and possibly English Chechnya given the syllable stress.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛt͡ʃnjə/, /ˈt͡ʃɛt͡ʃɲə/

Proper noun

טשעטשניע • (tshetshnye) f

  1. Chechnya (a republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “טשעטשניע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “Chechnya”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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