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Ossetian
Etymology
The origin is unknown. Related to Russian кефир (kefir).
Noun
къӕпы́ • (k’æpý)
- (Iron) kefir yeast
- (Iron) kefir
References
- Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “къӕпы”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
- Abajev, V. I. (1958) “k’æpy | k’æpu”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 627