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Ossetian
Etymology
Likely ultimately from Proto-Turkic *k(i)aya (“rock, mountain”). Akin to Proto-Mongolic *kada (“rock”) (Mongolian хад (xad, “large rock, cliff”)) and Proto-Tungusic *kada(r) (“rock”) (Evenki кадага (kadaga, “rock, cliff”)). See Turkish kaya for more.
Noun
къӕй • (k’æj)
- (Iron) stone slab
- (geology) stratum, bed
- schist, shale, slate
- a schistose cliff
References
- Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “къӕй”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь , 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir