чап-чаа

Northern Altai

Alternative forms

  • чапчаа (čapčaa)

Etymology

From чаа (čaa, “new”) +‎ -п- (-p-, “very”).

Adjective

чап-чаа • (čap-čaa)

  1. A more intense version of чаа (čaa, “new”)
  2. quite new

References

  • L. M. Tukmačev, editor (1995), “чапчаа”, in Kumandinsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Kumandy-Russian Dictionary], Biysk: Kandidat filologičeskix nauk, Izdatelʹstvo bijskij kotelʹščik, →ISBN, page 108
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