ӕхсин

Ossetian

Etymology 1

Digor ӕхсийнӕ (æxsijnæ), from Proto-Iranian *xšaiθnī-;[1] compare Old Armenian Աշխէն (Ašxēn).

Alternative forms

  • ӕхсийнӕ (æxsijnæ)

Noun

ӕхси́н • (æxsín)

  1. (Iron dialect) lady, mistress
  2. (Iron dialect) princess
Descendants
References
  1. ↑ L. Benkő, ed., A Magyar nyelv történeti-etimológiai szótára (A historical-etymological dictionary of the Hungarian language), 4 vols., Budapest, 1967-84; published in German as Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Ungarischen, 3 vols., Budapest, 1993-97.

Etymology 2

Compare Old Armenian Աշխէն (Ašxēn).

Adjective

ӕхси́н • (æxsín)

  1. (Iron dialect, Digor dialect) dark grey; blue-gray
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