чиныг

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Ossetian

Alternative forms

Etymology

By vowel metathesis from Old East Slavic кънига (kŭniga).

Noun

чи́ныг (ḱínyg) (plural чингуытӕ)

  1. (Iron) book
    телефонты чиныгtelefonty ḱinygphone book
  2. (Iron, archaic) letter, writing; document

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References

  • Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “чиныг”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь, 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
  • Abajev, V. I. (1958) “ḱinyg | kinugæ, kiwnugæ”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка (in Russian), volume 1, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 596