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chechen

/ˈtʃɛ.tʃɛn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
chechen
IPA
/ˈtʃɛ.tʃɛn/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.

noun

Synonym of Chechnyan: a resident of Chechnya.

name

The language of the Chechens, a member of the Nakh family.

adj

Of or relating to the Chechen people.

adj

Of or relating to the Chechen language.

adj

Synonym of Chechnyan: of or relating to Chechnya, a Russian.

Etymology

From Russian чечен- (čečen-), the root in чече́нец (čečénec, “a Chechen man”) or чече́нский (čečénskij, “Chechen (adjective)”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: чеченец

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈtʃɛ.tʃɛn/

Inflected Forms

Chechens (plural)

Phrases

Chechen Republic Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Wiktionary’s coverage of Chechen terms Checheno-Ingush

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Chechen terms

Synonyms

Chechnyan chechen language

Rhymes With

gretchen

Questions

How do you pronounce chechen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʃɛ.tʃɛn/.
What does chechen mean?
A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.
Where does chechen come from?
It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce chechen

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