çavuş

1. sergeant
2. noncommissioned officer
3. (slang) penis

Pronounced as (IPA)

[t͡ʃɑˈvʊʃ]

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: چاوش

Cognate with Old Turkish: 𐰲𐰉𐰾

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish چاوش (çavuş, “herald, pursuivant, messenger, sergeant”), inherited from Proto-Common Turkic *čabïš. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰲𐰉𐰾 (čb¹s² /⁠čabïš⁠/, “army commander”), Karakhanid [script needed] (čavïš, “the officer in battle who marshals the ranks”).

Concepts

sergeant

non-commissioned officer

petty officer

sarge

staff sergeant

Sergeant

Synonyms

komiser muavini

onbaşı

Translations

sergent

sargento

sargento

sergeant

Feldwebel

λοχίας

sierżant

sergente

Stabsunteroffizier

Sergeant

çawîş

sergot

brigadier

Sergent

sous-officier