Chechen

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Tsezian *gurV, from Proto-Northeast Caucasian *gwä̆lV.[1] Doublet of гила (gila). Cognates include Ingush говр (govr, horse), Tsez гулу (gulu), and Hinukh гулу (gulu).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ɡou̯r/

Noun

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говр (govrclass j2

  1. horse

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*gwä̆lV”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers

Ingush

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Tsezian *gurV, from Proto-Northeast Caucasian *gwä̆lV.[1] Doublet of гила (gila). Cognates include Ingush говр (govr, horse), Tsez гулу (gulu), and Hinukh гулу (gulu).

Noun

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говр (govr)

  1. horse

References

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  1. ^ Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*gwä̆lV”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary[2], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers