Chuvash edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

авӑт (avăt)

  1. to sing (of birds)
  2. to cuckoo, to crow (of a cock)
  3. to chirr (of insects)
  4. (dialectal) to croak (of frogs)