chaus

See also: Chaus

English

Etymology 1

From New Latin chaus, from a native, probably Turkic, name; compare Nogai кавыс (kavıs).

Pronunciation

• enPR: kāʹŭs, IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪ.ʌs/
• Hyphenation: cha‧us

Noun

chaus (plural chauses)

1. (dated) Synonym of jungle cat (Felis chaus)

Etymology 2

See chiaus.

Pronunciation

• enPR: chous, IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaʊs/
• Hyphenation: chaus

Noun

chaus

2. Obsolete spelling of chiaus. [16th–17th c.]
   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:chaus.

References

• "Chiaus" in A New English dictionary on historical principles, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1893, volume 2, p. 334.
• “chaus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “chiaus, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “chaus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Chasu

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃo/

• Audio (Switzerland):

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Noun

chaus m (plural chaus)

1. jungle cat, Felis chaus

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaws/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aws
• Syllabification: chaus

Noun

chaus m animal

1. jungle cat, Felis chaus

Declension

Declension of chaus

	singular	plural
nominative	chaus	chausy
genitive	chausa	chausów
dative	chausowi	chausom
accusative	chausa	chausy
instrumental	chausem	chausami
locative	chausie	chausach
vocative	chausie	chausy

Further reading

• chaus in Polish dictionaries at PWN