говр

Chechen

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Tsezian *gurV, from Proto-Northeast Caucasian *gwä̆lV.[1] Doublet of гила (gila). Cognates include Ingush говр (govr, horse), Tsez гулу (gulu), and Hinukh гулу (gulu).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɡou̯r/

Noun

говр • (govr) class j2

  1. horse

Declension

References

  1. Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*gwä̆lV”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers

Ingush

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Tsezian *gurV, from Proto-Northeast Caucasian *gwä̆lV.[1] Doublet of гила (gila). Cognates include Ingush говр (govr, horse), Tsez гулу (gulu), and Hinukh гулу (gulu).

Noun

говр • (govr)

  1. horse

References

  1. Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*gwä̆lV”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers
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