жьньчюгъ

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms
  • жьньчугъ (žĭnĭčugŭ), жьмьчюгъ (žĭmĭčjugŭ), жьмьчугъ (žĭmĭčugŭ)
  • женчюгъ (ženčjugŭ), женчугъ (ženčugŭ), жемчюгъ (žemčjugŭ), жемчугъ (žemčugŭ), жомчюгъ (žomčjugŭ), жомчугъ (žomčugŭ) — (Later forms)

Etymology

First attested in 1161. Borrowed from Bulgar *ǯinǯüɣä (dat. sg.), *ǯinǯü (nom. sg.), from Common Turkic *yinǯü, ultimately from Middle Chinese 珍珠 (ʈˠiɪn t͡ɕɨo), 真珠 (t͡ɕiɪn t͡ɕɨo, “true pearls”).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Doublet of инчи (inči).

Pronunciation
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈʑɪnɪt͡ɕuɡʊ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈʑɪnʲɪt͡ɕuɡʊ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈʑɛnʲt͡ɕuɡ/
  • Hyphenation: жь‧нь‧чю‧гъ

Noun

жьньчюгъ (žĭnĭčjugŭ) m

  1. pearl
    Synonym: инчи (inči)

Declension
Declension of жьньчюгъ (hard o-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative жьньчюгъ
žĭnĭčjugŭ		 жьньчюга
žĭnĭčjuga		 жьньчюзи
žĭnĭčjuzi
Genitive жьньчюга
žĭnĭčjuga		 жьньчюгу
žĭnĭčjugu		 жьньчюгъ
žĭnĭčjugŭ
Dative жьньчюгу
žĭnĭčjugu		 жьньчюгома
žĭnĭčjugoma		 жьньчюгомъ
žĭnĭčjugomŭ
Accusative жьньчюгъ
žĭnĭčjugŭ		 жьньчюга
žĭnĭčjuga		 жьньчюгꙑ
žĭnĭčjugy
Instrumental жьньчюгъмь
žĭnĭčjugŭmĭ		 жьньчюгома
žĭnĭčjugoma		 жьньчюгꙑ
žĭnĭčjugy
Locative жьньчюзѣ
žĭnĭčjuzě		 жьньчюгу
žĭnĭčjugu		 жьньчюзѣхъ
žĭnĭčjuzěxŭ
Vocative жьньчюже
žĭnĭčjuže		 жьньчюга
žĭnĭčjuga		 жьньчюзи
žĭnĭčjuzi

Derived terms
  • жьньчюжьнъ (žĭnĭčjužĭnŭ)

Descendants
  • Middle Russian: же́мчугъ (žémčug), же́мчюгъ (žémčjug)
    • Russian: же́мчуг (žémčug), (dialectal) зе́мчуг (zémčug) (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Ruthenian: же́мчугъ (žémčuh), же́нчугъ (žénčuh), же́мчюгъ (žémčjuh), же́нчюгъ (žénčjuh)
    • Belarusian: жэ́мчуг (žémčuh)
    • Ukrainian: же́мчуг (žémčuh), (dialectal) же́нчуг (žénčuh)
  • → Old Lithuanian:
    • Lithuanian: žemčiūgas, žemčiūga

References
  1. Shansky, N. M., editor (1973), “же́мчуг”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 5 (Д, Е, Ж), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 284
  2. Vasmer, Max (1967) “же́мчуг”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 2 (Е – Муж), Moscow: Progress, page 46
  3. Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “же́мчуг”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 298
  4. Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “жемчуг”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 1: (А – Начальство), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 267
  5. Preobrazhensky, A. G. (1910–1914) “же́мчугъ”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – О), numbers 1–9, Moscow: G. Lissner & D. Sobko Publishing House, page 227
  6. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “жемчуг”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 192
  7. Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “же́мчуг”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 363
  8. Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “жэ́мчуг”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 270

Further reading
  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “жемчꙋгъ = женьчюгъ = женчꙋгъ = жомчꙋгъ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 855
  • Avanesov, R. I., editor (1990), “жемчоугъ”, in Словарь древнерусского языка (XI–XIV вв.): в 10 т. [Dictionary of the Old Russian Language (11ᵗʰ–14ᵗʰ cc.): in 10 vols]‎ (in Russian), volumes 3 (добродѣтельно – изжечисѧ), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 244
  • Avanesov, R. I., editor (1990), “женчоугъ”, in Словарь древнерусского языка (XI–XIV вв.): в 10 т. [Dictionary of the Old Russian Language (11ᵗʰ–14ᵗʰ cc.): in 10 vols]‎ (in Russian), volumes 3 (добродѣтельно – изжечисѧ), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 248
  • Barkhudarov, S. G., editor (1978), “жемчугъ (жьнчюгъ)”, in Словарь русского языка XI–XVII вв. [Dictionary of the Russian Language: 11ᵗʰ–17ᵗʰ cc.]‎ (in Russian), numbers 5 (е – зинутие), Moscow: Nauka, page 86
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