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

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). .
Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “Chechnya”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN

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