къӕпы

Ossetian

Alternative forms

къӕпу (k’æpu) (Digor)

Etymology

The origin is unknown. Related to Russian кефир (kefir).

Noun

къӕпы́ • (k’æpý)

(Iron dialect) kefir yeast
(Iron dialect) kefir

References

Bigulajev, B. B.; Gagkajev, K. Je.; Kulajev, N. X.; Tuajeva, O. N. (1970), “къæпы”, in Kasajev A. M., editor, Osetinsko-russkij slovarʹ [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Publishing House “Ir”
Abajev, V. I. (1958), “k’æpy | k’æpu”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ osetinskovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow, Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, page 627

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