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chokanye

chokanye noun: a shift in some Slavic languages and dialects that causes /ts/ to merge into /tʃ/.

Noun

chokanye (uncountable)

  1. A shift in some Slavic languages and dialects that causes /ts/ to merge into /tʃ/.

Origin of chokanye

Borrowed from Russian чо́канье (čókanʹje).

Questions about chokanye

What does chokanye mean?
Chokanye means a shift in some Slavic languages and dialects that causes /ts/ to merge into /tʃ/.
What part of speech is chokanye?
Chokanye is a noun.

Words near chokanye in the dictionary

  1. chok
  2. choka
  3. chokable
  4. chokadar
  5. chokadars
  6. chokanye
  7. choke
  8. choke a darkie
  9. choke and puke
  10. choke back
  11. choke bean

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