çavuş

Meaning

1. sergeant
2. noncommissioned officer

Hyphenated as

ça‧vuş

Pronounced as (IPA)

[t͡ʃɑˈvʊʃ]

Etymology

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

Sentences

Esma, Rıza Çavuş " un kızının getirdiği sepeti alarak yukarı çıktı .

Esma took the basket brought by Rıza Sergeant's daughter and went upstairs.