укҫа

Chuvash

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *āk (“white”). Morphologically ук (uk) +‎ -ҫа (-śa). Cognate with Tatar акча (aqça), Bashkir аҡса (aqsa), Kyrgyz акча (akca), Kazakh ақша (aqşa), Southern Altai акча (akča), Kumyk акъча (aqça), Karachay-Balkar ахча (axça), Crimean Tatar aqça, Turkish akçe, Khakas ахча (axça), Shor ақча, Tuvan акша (akşa), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uk.ɕa/
• Hyphenation: ук‧ҫа

Noun

укҫа • (ukśa)

1. money
2. coin