уызын

Ossetian

Alternative forms

• узун (uzun) (Digor)

Etymology

From Alanic *æzin, from Proto-Sarmatian *azin, from Proto-Scythian *azini, from Proto-Iranian *HaziHnah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haȷ́ʰiHnas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰ-.

Noun

уызы́н • (wyzýn)

1. (Iron) hedgehog

References

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