леча

Chechen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *laači.

Noun

ле̄ча • (leeča) class dd

1. falcon
2. great spotted woodpecker, lesser spotted woodpecker

References

• Nichols, Johanna, Vagapov, Arbi (2004) “леча”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 156
• Алироев, И. Ю. (1978) Нахские языки и культура [Nakh languages and culture], Grozny: Чечено-Ингушское книжное издательство, page 221
• Alirojev, Ibragim Ju. (2001) Флора и фауна Чечни и Ингушетии [The Flora and the Fauna of Chechnya and Ingushetia], Moscow: Academia, →ISBN, page 109

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲɪˈt͡ɕa]

Participle

леча́ • (lečá)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of лечи́ть (lečítʹ)