сау

Karachay-Balkar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sag.

Adjective

сау • (saw)

1. healthy

Kazakh

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sag. Cognate to Bashkir һау (haw), etc.

Adjective

сау • (saw)

1. healthy

Ossetian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *cyaHwáh.

Adjective

са́у • (sáu)

1. (Iron, Digor) black

Derived terms

• саугин (sawgin)
• сауджын (sawǵyn)

References

• Bigulajev, B. B.; Gagkajev, K. Je.; Kulajev, N. X.; Tuajeva, O. N. (1970), “сау”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir

Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sag. Cognate to Bashkir һау (haw), etc.

Adjective

сау • (saw)

1. healthy, sound

   Synonym: исән (isän)

Derived terms

• сау бул (saw bul), сау булыгыз (saw bulığız, “goodbye!”, literally “be healthy”)
  • саубуллашу (sawbullaşu, “to bid farewell”)