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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Russian цынга (cynga), цѣнга (cěnga), both att. 1608, further origin uncertain. Perhaps from rare Old Polish dzięgna (“stomatitis”) (att. in 15th-16th cc.).
Pronunciation
Noun
цинга́ • (cingá) f inan (genitive цинги́, uncountable)
- (pathology) scurvy (deficiency of vitamin C)
- Synonym: скорбу́т (skorbút)
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Further reading
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “цинга”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 370
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “цынга”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress