хьоза

Chechen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *ħaac̣u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈħoːza/

Noun

хьо̄за • (ḥʳooza) class dd

1. sparrow
2. bird

Derived terms

nouns

• арцхьо̄за class dd (arcḥʳooza, “rock bunting”)
• бердхьо̄за class dd (berdḥʳooza, “grey-necked bunting”)
• буьйрахьо̄за class dd (büüraḥʳooza, “red-headed bunting”)
• кускусхьо̄за class dd (kuskusḥʳooza, “wagtail”)
• кӏужхьо̄за class dd (kʼužḥʳooza, “yellow-throated bunting”)
• мажхьо̄за class dd (mažḥʳooza, “common reed bunting”)
• маьлхахьо̄за class dd (mälxaḥʳooza, “yellowhammer”)
• хасхьо̄за class dd (xasḥʳooza, “cirl bunting”)
• хинхьо̄за class dd (xinḥʳooza, “white-throated dipper”)
• цӏирцӏирхьо̄за class dd (cʼircʼirḥʳooza, “titmouse”)
• ӏананхьо̄за class dd (ˀananḥʳooza, “snow bunting”)

 

References

• Nichols, Johanna, Vagapov, Arbi (2004) “хьоза”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 219