авӑт

Chuvash

Alternative forms

• авӑрт (avărt)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *öt- (“to sing (of birds); to say; to ask, request”). Cognate with Turkish ötmek, Azerbaijani ötmək, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaʋət]

Verb

авӑт • (avăt)

1. to sing (of birds)
2. to cuckoo, to crow (of a cock)

   Автан авӑтать. ― Avtan avăt̬atʹ. ― The rooster crows.

3. to chirr (of insects)
4. (dialectal) to croak (of frogs)
5. to thunder