чиныг

Ossetian

Alternative forms

Etymology

By vowel metathesis from Old East Slavic кънига (kŭniga).

Noun

чи́ныг • (ḱínyg) (plural чингуытӕ)

  1. (Iron dialect) book
    телефонты чиныг ― telefonty ḱinyg ― phone book
  2. (Iron dialect, archaic) letter, writing; document

Derived terms

References

  • Bigulajev, B. B.; Gagkajev, K. Je.; Kulajev, N. X.; Tuajeva, O. N. (1970), “чиныг”, in Kasajev A. M., editor, Osetinsko-russkij slovarʹ [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Publishing House “Ir”
  • Abajev, V. I. (1958), “ḱinyg | kinugæ, kiwnugæ”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ osetinskovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, Moscow, Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, page 596
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