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Ossetian
Etymology
According to Densusianu, from Proto-Scythian *capi (compare Persian چپش (čapeš, “yearling kid”)), whence also Albanian cjap, Romanian țap. But in Abaev's opinion the p → Ossetian w sound change is problematic.
Noun
цӕу • (cæw)
- (Iron, Digor) goat (uncastrated)
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References
- Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “цӕу”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
- Takazov, F. M. (2003) “цӕу”, in Дигорско-русский словарь [Digor–Russian Dictionary], Vladikavkaz: Alania
- Abajev, V. I. (1958) “cæw”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 307