мӕтых

Ossetian

Alternative forms

мӕдух (mædux) (Digor)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *madaxa; compare Persian (malax) and especially Khwarezmian مثخ (mθx).

Noun

мӕты́х • (mætýx)

(Iron) locust

References

Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “мӕтых”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
Abajev, V. I. (1973) “mætyx”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume II, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 180

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