обезъѧна
Old Ruthenian
Alternative forms
- ѡбезѧ́на (obezjána), ѡбезъа́на (obezjána), ѡбезъꙗ́на (obezʹjána)
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic обезьꙗ́на (obezĭjána), обозьꙗ́на (obozĭjána), borrowed from Persian ابوزینه (abūzīna), بوزینه (būzīna, “simian”). Cognate with Russian обезья́на (obezʹjána).
Noun
ѡ҆безъѧ́на • (obezʹjána) f anim
- ape, monkey
- Synonym: ма́лпа (málpa)
Further reading
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (2002), “обезъяна”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 21 (никой – оддухъ), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 123