бацӏ

Avar

Alternative forms

• бачӏ (bačʼ) — Batlukh, Chadakolob

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Avaro-Andian *bɔc̣ɔ. Akin to Andi боцӏо (bocʼo) , Akhvakh бачӏа (bačʼa) , Tsez боцӏи (boc’i) , Hunzib бацӏә (bac̣ə) , Chechen борз (borz) , Bats ბჵორწ (b'orc̣) , Lak барцӏ (barcʼ) , Dargwa бецӏ (bec̣) , Abkhaz абгыӡ (abgədz, “jackal”) .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bat͡sʼ/

Noun

бацӏ • (bacʼ) class 3 (ergative бацӏаца, genitive бацӏил, plural бацӏал)

1. wolf

   Synonyms: жанавар (žanawar), улхӏол жо (ulḥʳol žo) (Kusur), хъомор (qxomor) (Salatav)

References

• Saidov, Magomedsayid (1967), “бацӏ”, in Аварско-русский словарь [Avar–Russian dictionary], Moscow: State Institute “Soviet Encyclopedia”, page 64