Chuvash edit

Etymology 1 edit

From ав (av) +‎ -ӑн (-ăn).

Verb edit

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.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Russian овин (ovin).

Noun edit

авӑн (avăn)

  1. (agriculture) barn, granary
  2. (agriculture) sheaf (bundle of grain or straw)
  3. (agriculture) threshing
    авӑн вӑхӑчӗavăn văh̬ăč̬ĕthreshing season
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

авӑн (avăn)

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