малусӕг

Ossetian

Etymology

According to Abaev, borrowed from Old Armenian մանուշակ (manušak) with a n → l sound change due to dissimilation of nasals, also observed in лама́з (lamáz) and ма́ймули (májmuli).

Noun

ма́лусӕг • (málusæg) (plural малусӕгтӕ)

  1. (Iron) snowdrop

Synonyms
  • (Digor) дзӕкъолон (ʒæk’olon)

References
  • Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “малусӕг”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
  • Abajev, V. I. (1973) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume II, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 69
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