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анаша

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Abkhaz

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Etymology

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From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *naš:ʷa.[1] Cognate with Ubykh нааша (naaŝa).

Noun

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а-на́ша (a-náŝa)

  1. cucumber

Descendants

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  • Mingrelian: ნაში (naši, the fruit of cucumber, pumpkin, melon)

References

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  1. ^ Nikolaev, Sergei L.; Starostin, Sergei A. (1994), “*naš:ʷa”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers

Further reading

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  • Kʼaslandzja, V. A.; Džonwa, B. Gʲ. (2016), “огуре́ц”, in Awrəs–apswa ẑʷar / Русско–абхазский словарь [Russian–Abkhaz Dictionary]‎[2], volumes II: Н–П, Sukhum: Dom pečati, page 206a of 693

Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tajik нашъа (naš'a) or Uzbek nasha.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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анаша́ (anašáf inan (genitive анаши́, uncountable)

  1. (a type of) cannabis, hemp; marijuana, hashish

Declension

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