сауджын

Ossetian

Alternative forms

  • саугин (sawgin) — Digor

Etymology

From сау (saw, “black”) +‎ -джын (-ǵyn, adjectival suffix), literally “one in black” referring to the black robes worn by clergy. Likely a calque of Georgian შავოსანი (šavosani).

Noun

сауджын • (sawǵyn) (Iron)

  1. (Christianity) priest, clergyman

Descendants

  • → Adyghe: шэуджэн (šɛwudžɛn)
  • → Kabardian: щоджэн (śodžɛn)

References

  • Abajev, V. I. (1979), Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume III, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 45
  • Sjögren, Anders (1844), Осетинская грамматика [Ossetian grammar] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 115
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