טשעטשניע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• טשעטשעניע (tshetshenye)

Etymology

Ultimately of Northwest Caucasian origin, from Kabardian шашан (šašan, “Chechen”), via Russian Чечня́ (Čečnjá) and possibly English Chechnya given the syllable stress.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛt͡ʃnjə/, /ˈt͡ʃɛt͡ʃɲə/

Proper noun

טשעטשניע • (tshetshnye) f

1. Chechnya (a republic of the northern Caucasus of Russia; capital: Grozny)

Related terms

• טשעטשעניש (tshetshenish)
• טשעטשניער (tshetshnyer), טשעטשניערין (tshetshnyerin)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “טשעטשניע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “Chechnya”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN