къӕй
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Ossetian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Likely ultimately from Proto-Turkic *k(i)aya (“rock, mountain”). Akin to Proto-Mongolic *kada (“rock”) (Mongolian хад (xad, “large rock, cliff”)) and Proto-Tungusic *kada(r) (“rock”) (Evenki кадага (kadaga, “rock, cliff”)). See Turkish kaya for more.
Noun[edit]
къӕй • (k’æj)
References[edit]
- Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “къӕй”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir