чъыр

Ossetian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Sumerian 𒌋𒀜 (gir, oven, kiln), the direct source probably being Georgian კირი (ḳiri).

Noun

чъыр • (ḱ’yr)

  1. (Iron) lime, calcium oxide
    сыгъд чъырsyǧd ḱ’yrdrowned lime

References

  • Abajev, V. I. (1958) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 652
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “կիր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 594a
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