ӕнгуыр

Ossetian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Alanic *ænguræ, from Proto-Scythian *ankura, from Proto-Iranian *Hankáh. See also German Angel, Sanskrit अङ्क (aṅká), Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos), ἄγκυρα (ánkura), Latin ancora.

Noun

ӕнгуыр • (æng°yr)

  1. (Iron) fishing rod

References

  • Abajev, V. I. (1958), Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 161
  • Bigulajev, B. B.; Gagkajev, K. Je.; Kulajev, N. X.; Tuajeva, O. N. (1970), “ӕнгуыр”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
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