цӕу

Ossetian

Etymology

According to Densusianu, from Proto-Scythian *capi (compare Persian چپش‎ (čapeš, “yearling kid”)), whence also Albanian cjap, Romanian țap. But in Abaev's opinion the p → Ossetian w sound change is problematic.

Noun

цӕу • (cæw)

  1. (Iron, Digor) goat (uncastrated)

Derived terms
  • цӕугуист (cæwgwist)
  • цӕудзарм (cæwʒarm)
  • цӕукъа (cæwk’a)

See also

References
  • Бигулаев, Б. Б.; Гагкаев, К. Е.; Кулаев, Н. X.; Туаева, О. Н. (1970), “цæу”, in Касаев А. М., editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Publishing House “Ir”
  • Таказов, Ф. М. (2003), “цæу”, in Дигорско-русский словарь [Digor–Russian Dictionary], Vladikavkaz: Alania
  • Абаев, В. И. (1958), “cæw”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, Moscow, Leningrad: Academy Press, page 307
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