CHUK

n.A word used in calling swine. It is the original name of that animal, which our ancestors brought with them from Persia, where it is still in use, Pers. Chuk, Zend, chuk, a hog; Sans. Sugara. Our ancestors, while in England, adopted the Welsh hwc, hog, but chuck is retained in our popular name of woodchuck, that is, wood hog. This is a remarkable proof of the original seat of the Teutonic nations. I have taken chuk from Adelung. The French cochon may be the same word.

chukar

chu kar |ˈCHo͝okˌär, CHo͝okˈär ˈtʃəkər |(also chukar partridge ) ▶noun a Eurasian partridge similar to the red-legged partridge, but with a call like a clucking domestic hen. [Genus Alectoris, family Phasianidae: two species, in particular A. chukar. ] ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Sanskrit cakora.

Chukchi

Chuk chi |ˈCHo͝okCHē, ˈCHək -ˈtʃəktʃi |(also Chukchee ) ▶noun ( pl. same or Chukchis ) 1 a member of an indigenous people of extreme northeastern Siberia. 2 the language of this people, which belongs to a small, isolated language family. ▶adjective of or relating to this people or their language. ORIGIN Russian (plural ).

Chukchi Sea

Chuk chi Sea part of the Arctic Ocean that lies between North America and Asia and north of the Bering Strait.

chukker

chuk ker |ˈCHəkər ˈtʃəkər |(also chukka ) ▶noun each of a number of periods (typically six ) into which play in a game of polo is divided. A chukker lasts 7 1 /2 minutes. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Hindi cakkar, from Sanskrit cakra ‘circle or wheel. ’

chukar

chukar |ˈtʃʊkɑː |(also chukor or chukar partridge ) ▶noun a Eurasian partridge similar to the red-legged partridge, but with a clucking call like a domestic hen. ●Genus Alectoris, family Phasianidae: two species. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Sanskrit cakora.

Chukchi

Chukchi |ˈtʃʊktʃiː | ▶noun ( pl. same or Chukchis ) 1 a member of an indigenous people of extreme NE Siberia. 2 [ mass noun ] the language of the Chukchi, which belongs to a small family also including Koryak. ▶adjective relating to the Chukchi or their language. ORIGIN Russian (plural ).

Chukchi Sea

Chukchi Sea |ˈtʃʊktʃiː | part of the Arctic Ocean lying between North America and Asia and to the north of the Bering Strait.

chukka

chukka |ˈtʃʌkə |(US also chukker ) ▶noun each of a number of periods (typically six, of 7 1 /2 minutes each ) into which play in a game of polo is divided. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Hindi cakkar, from Sanskrit cakra ‘circle or wheel ’.