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Ossetian
Etymology
Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬀 (gaona, “color”), Pashto غونه (ǧuná), Persian گون (gun, “color”), Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “thread, cord”).
Noun
хъуын • (qwyn)
- hair, wool, the fleece of one sheep
References
- Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press
- Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “хъуын”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir