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чъыр

чъыр

Ossetian

Alternative forms

Noun

чъыр (ḱ’yr)

  1. (Iron dialect) lime, calcium oxide
    сыгъд чъырsyǧd ḱ’yr ― drowned lime

References

  • Abajev, V. I. (1958) Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ osetinskovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow, Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, page 652
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), կիր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, page 594a