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Old Ruthenian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic жьмьчюгъ (žĭmĭčjugŭ), жьньчюгъ (žĭnĭčjugŭ), from Bulgar *ǯinǯü, from Common Turkic *yinǯü, from Middle Chinese 珍珠 (ʈˠiɪn t͡ɕɨo), 真珠 (t͡ɕiɪn t͡ɕɨo, “true pearls”).[1][2][3]
Noun
жемчугъ • (žemčuh) m inan (related adjective жемчу́жный, diminutive жемчу́жка)
- pearl
Descendants
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “жемчуг”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 192: “ст. жемчюгъ (XV ст.), жемчугъ (XVII ст.) ― st. žemčjuh (XV st.), žemčuh (XVII st.)”
- ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “же́мчуг”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 363: “MUk. жемчюгъ (XV c.), женчугъ (1627; XVIII c.), жемчугъ (XVII–XVIII c.)”
- ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “жэ́мчуг”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 270: “ст.-бел. жемчугъ (1503)”
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