Meanings
nounChakavian (plural Chakavians)
plural Chakavians · alternative Čakavian
- speaker of Chakavian, or a native of southern and coastal Croatia.
adjectiveChakavian (comparative more Chakavian, superlative most Chakavian)
comparative more Chakavian · superlative most Chakavian · alternative Čakavian
- of or pertaining to Chakavians or their language.
Origin
From the Serbo-Croatian interrogative pronoun ča (“what”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque txakaviera, txakaviera
- txakavieraTranslations
- txakavieraTranslations
Bulgarian чакавско наречие
- чакавско наречие (čakavsko narečie)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 查方言
- 查方言 (chá fāngyán)Translations
Dutch čakavisch
- čakavischTranslations
French tchakavien
- tchakavienTranslations
German Čakavisch, čakavisch
- ČakavischTranslations
- čakavischTranslations
Hungarian ča nyelvjárás
- ča nyelvjárásTranslations
Italian ciacavo, ciacavico
- ciacavoTranslations
- ciacavicoTranslations
Japanese チャ方言
- チャ方言 (cha hōgen)Translations
Norwegian čakavisk
- čakaviskTranslations
Polish czakawski
- czakawskiTranslations
Russian ча́кавское наре́чие
- ча́кавское наре́чие (čákavskoje naréčije)Translations
Swedish čakavisk dialekt
- čakavisk dialektTranslations
Ukrainian чакавське наріччя, чакавський діалект
- чакавське наріччя (čakavsʹke nariččja)Translations
- чакавський діалект (čakavsʹkyj dialekt)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
Chakavian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chakavian
MLA
“Chakavian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chakavian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chakavian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chakavian.
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