ӕрдын

Ossetian

Etymology

From Alanic *ᵊrdun, from Proto-Iranian *dráwnam (“bow”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dráwnam (“wooden object”), from Proto-Indo-European *dréw-no-m, from *dóru (“wood”). Cognate with Persian درونه (darune, “bow”), Sanskrit द्रोण (droṇa), Baluchi درین (drīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐr.d̪ɘ́n̪]
• Hyphenation: ӕр‧дын

Noun

ӕрдын • (ærdyn)

1. bow (weapon)
2. bow (tool for playing musical instruments)
3. rainbow

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995), Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press
• Bigulajev, B. B.; Gagkajev, K. Je.; Kulajev, N. X.; Tuajeva, O. N. (1970), “ӕрдын”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir