Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nakh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nakh
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A group of languages within Northeast Caucasian, spoken chiefly by the Chechens and Ingush in the North Caucasus within Southern Russia.

noun

The speakers of these languages.

Etymology

An exonym of Nakh origin given by Russian ethnographers, derived from [script needed] (nakh, “people”). Compare Chechen нохчи (noxči). More at Nakh.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Vainakh

Phrases

Proto-Nakh

Questions

What does nakh mean?
A group of languages within Northeast Caucasian, spoken chiefly by the Chechens and Ingush in the North Caucasus within Southern Russia.
Where does nakh come from?
An exonym of Nakh origin given by Russian ethnographers, derived from [script needed] (nakh, “people”). Compare Chechen нохчи (noxči). More at Nakh.

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