Chechen

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɛtʃɛn/

noun (plural or Chechens)

  • 1a member of the largely Muslim people inhabiting Chechnya.
  • 2 [mass noun] the North Caucasian language of the Chechen people.

adjective

  • relating to the Chechen people or their language.

Origin:

from obsolete Russian chechen (earlier form of chechenets)