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Ossetian
Etymology
By vowel metathesis from Old East Slavic кънига (kŭniga).
Noun
чи́ныг • (ḱínyg) (plural чингуытӕ)
- (Iron) book
- телефонты чиныг ― telefonty ḱinyg ― phone book
- (Iron, archaic) letter, writing; document
Derived terms
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