Chuvash

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Etymology

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From юхан (juh̬an, flowing) +‎ шыв (šyv, water). Compare Turkish akarsu (stream, literally flowing water).

Noun

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юханшыв (juh̬anš̬yv) (plural юханшывсем) 

  1. river

Further reading

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  • юханшыв”, in Электронлă сăмахсар[1] (overall work in Russian and Chuvash), 1996.