Animals

1. Лаша

   Lasha

   Horse

   Usage

   A horse. Used when talking about riding, carriages or farms.

   Grammar Note

   The basic noun for a horse.

2. Тӗве

   Tĕve

   Camel

   Usage

   A camel. Used at a zoo or when talking about travel.

   Grammar Note

   Camels do not live in the Chuvash lands, so the word comes up at zoos or in stories.

3. Сурӑх

   Surăkh

   Sheep

   Usage

   A sheep. Used in talk about the countryside or about mutton.

   Grammar Note

   It can also describe meat, as in сурӑх аш "mutton".

4. Качака

   Kachaka

   Goat

   Usage

   A goat. Used in talk about the countryside or goat milk.

   Grammar Note

   The basic noun for a goat.

5. Ӗне

   Ĕne

   Cow

   Usage

   A cow. Used in talk about farms or dairy products.

   Grammar Note

   The word for a cow. A calf is пӑру.

6. Ашак

   Ashak

   Donkey

   Usage

   A donkey. Used in tourism or animal talk.

   Grammar Note

   This is a separate word from лаша "horse".

7. Йытӑ

   Yytă

   Dog

   Usage

   A dog. Used to say you are afraid of dogs or to talk to a dog owner.

   Grammar Note

   The basic noun for a dog.

8. Кушак

   Kushak

   Cat

   Usage

   A cat. Used for pets or a cat at your lodging.

   Grammar Note

   The basic noun for a cat.

9. Чӑх

   Chăkh

   Chicken

   Usage

   A chicken (hen). Used in talk about farms or chicken dishes.

   Grammar Note

   The rooster is автан and the chick is чӗпӗ.

10. Автан

    Avtan

    Rooster

    Usage

    A rooster. Used in talk about village life, such as the morning crow.

    Grammar Note

    It pairs with чӑх "hen, chicken".

11. Кӑвакал

    Kăvakal

    Duck

    Usage

    A duck. Used when talking about ponds or cooking.

    Grammar Note

    A wild duck is called кайӑк кӑвакал. The goose is a different word, хур.

12. Хур

    Khur

    Goose

    Usage

    A goose. Used in talk about farms or cooking.

    Grammar Note

    The same spelling хур also means "insult" or "misfortune"; context tells them apart.

13. Сысна

    Sysna

    Pig

    Usage

    A pig. Used in talk about farms or pork. Some people avoid it for religious reasons.

    Grammar Note

    The basic noun for a pig.

14. Кайӑк

    Kayăk

    Bird

    Usage

    A bird in general. Used when you see a bird.

    Grammar Note

    A general word for birds; it can also mean wild game.

15. Ӑмӑрткайӑк

    Ămărtkayăk

    Eagle

    Usage

    An eagle. Used in talk about nature or wild birds.

    Grammar Note

    It names the eagles (genus Aquila) and ends in кайӑк "bird".

16. Кашкӑр

    Kashkăr

    Wolf

    Usage

    A wolf. Used in talk about forests or folktales.

    Grammar Note

    The basic noun for a wolf.

17. Тилӗ

    Tilĕ

    Fox

    Usage

    A fox. Used in talk about forests or folktales.

    Grammar Note

    The basic noun for a fox.

18. Упа

    Upa

    Bear

    Usage

    A bear. Used in talk about forest walks or folktales.

    Grammar Note

    The basic noun for a bear.

19. Пӑлан

    Pălan

    Deer

    Usage

    A deer. Used in talk about forests and nature.

    Grammar Note

    The deer family is called пӑлан йышшисем.

20. Сӑвӑр

    Săvăr

    Marmot

    Usage

    A marmot, a burrowing rodent of the steppe. Used in nature or animal talk.

    Grammar Note

    The steppe species is called ҫеҫенхир сӑвӑрӗ. It is a rodent related to squirrels.

21. Куян

    Kuyan

    Hare / rabbit

    Usage

    A hare or rabbit. Used in talk about forests or folktales.

    Grammar Note

    It is closest to "hare"; the domestic rabbit is also called кролик, borrowed from Russian.

22. Шӑши

    Shăshi

    Mouse

    Usage

    A mouse. Used if you see one where you are staying.

    Grammar Note

    The basic noun for a mouse.

23. Ҫӗлен

    Çĕlen

    Snake

    Usage

    A snake. Used when you see one outdoors.

    Grammar Note

    The basic noun for a snake.

24. Калта

    Kalta

    Lizard

    Usage

    A lizard. Used when you spot one outdoors.

    Grammar Note

    A word for lizards; the plural is калтасем.

25. Пулӑ

    Pulă

    Fish

    Usage

    A fish. Used in talk about fishing or fish dishes.

    Grammar Note

    It means the animal and also fish as food.

26. Шапа

    Shapa

    Frog

    Usage

    A frog. Used in talk about ponds and nature.

    Grammar Note

    In the broad sense it covers amphibians; in the narrow sense it means true frogs.

27. Вӑрӑмтуна

    Vărămtuna

    Mosquito

    Usage

    A mosquito. Used when asking for repellent or after a bite.

    Grammar Note

    The plural is вӑрӑмтунасем.

28. Шӑна

    Shăna

    Fly

    Usage

    A fly. Used when flies bother your food.

    Grammar Note

    A word for the two-winged insect, the fly.

29. Кӑткӑ

    Kătkă

    Ant

    Usage

    An ant. Used when talking about the outdoors or food.

    Grammar Note

    The plural is кӑткӑсем.

30. Пыл хурчӗ

    Pyl khurchĕ

    Bee

    Usage

    A honey bee. Used in talk about beekeeping or honey.

    Grammar Note

    It is built as "honey bee": the possessive ending turns хурт into хурчӗ. хурт alone can also mean a worm.

31. Эрешмен

    Ereshmen

    Spider

    Usage

    A spider. Used when you find one indoors.

    Grammar Note

    The plural is эрешменсем.

32. Лӗпӗш

    Lĕpĕsh

    Butterfly

    Usage

    A butterfly. Used in talk about flowers and nature.

    Grammar Note

    The basic noun for a butterfly.

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