бӕмбӕг

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Ossetian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian pmbk' (/⁠pambag⁠/) or cognate with it.

Noun

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бӕмбӕ́г (bæmbǽg) (plural бӕмбӕджытӕ)

  1. (Iron) cotton
  2. (Iron) absorbent cotton, cotton wool, wadding, batting

References

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  • Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “бӕмбӕг”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
  • Abajev, V. I. (1973) “bæmbæg, bæmpæg”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume II, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, pages 249–250
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1887) Etymologie und Lautlehre der ossetischen Sprache (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, page 121