Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čuxъ
Proto-Slavic
editEtymology 1
editOnomatopoeic, seemingly related to Proto-Slavic *čukъ (“knock, clatter”), *cukъ (“tick, tock”). Probably derived from a non-attested *čuti (“to growl, to bark”) + *-xъ attested as extended *čьvati. Compare further Proto-Indo-European *kew- (“to howl, to wail”), *(s)kew- (“to shout, to scold”).
For the suffix, compare Proto-Slavic *kyxъ (“cough”), *ťuxъ (“wail”), *buxъ (“woo, cough”), *puxъ (“pant”).
Noun
edit*čuxъ m
- growl, grouch, bark (low, rumbling sound)
- puff, sniffle (action that produces rumbling noise)
- choo (as interjection)
Declension
editDeclension of *čuxъ (hard o-stem)
Derived terms
edit- *čuxati (“to choo”)
Related terms
edit- *čьvati, *ščьvati (“to bark, to harass”)
- *xula (“reproach, unjust vilification”)
- *čula (“grumpy animal”)
- *čuxa (“sniffing animal”)
- Russian: чу́ха (čúxa, “piglet”)
Descendants
edit- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
Further reading
edit- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кюхам²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 258: от звукоподражателна основа
Etymology 2
editFrom *čuti (“to sense, to feel”) + *-xъ.
Noun
edit*čuxъ m
Declension
editDeclension of *čuxъ (hard o-stem)
Derived terms
edit- *čuxati (“to sense, to smell”)
Related terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- чух in Горох.ua (Етимологія)