кинджал
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Ukrainian
Etymology
A Turkic borrowing, probably via Kumyk хынжал (xınjal).[1] Compare Nogai кынжал (kınjal), Crimean Tatar къанджер, ханджер, гъанджер, Tatar хәнҗәр (xäncär), Yakut кынчаал (kıncaal). Related to Persian خنجر (xanjar).
Pronunciation
Noun
кинджа́л • (kyndžál) m inan (genitive кинджа́ла, nominative plural кинджа́ли, genitive plural кинджа́лів)
Declension
Declension of кинджа́л (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | кинджа́л kyndžál |
кинджа́ли kyndžály |
| genitive | кинджа́ла kyndžála |
кинджа́лів kyndžáliv |
| dative | кинджа́лові, кинджа́лу kyndžálovi, kyndžálu |
кинджа́лам kyndžálam |
| accusative | кинджа́л kyndžál |
кинджа́ли kyndžály |
| instrumental | кинджа́лом kyndžálom |
кинджа́лами kyndžálamy |
| locative | кинджа́лі kyndžáli |
кинджа́лах kyndžálax |
| vocative | кинджа́ле kyndžále |
кинджа́ли kyndžály |
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “кинджал”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 433. Melnychuk spells the Kumyk word as "къынчал".
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “кинджал”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2016), “кинджал”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 7 (кварта́л – кя́хтинський), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “кинджал”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “кинджал”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)