ӕрдын
Ossetian
Etymology
From Old Ossetic *ardun-, from Proto-Iranian *dráwnam (“bow”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dráwnam (“wooden object”), from Proto-Indo-European *dréw-no-m, from *dóru (“wood”). Cognate with Persian درونه (darune, “bow”), Sanskrit द्रोण (droṇa), Baluchi درین (drīn).
Noun
ӕрдын • (ærdyn)
- bow (weapon)
- bow (tool for playing musical instruments)
- rainbow
References
- Абаев, В. И. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow, Leningrad: Academy Press
- Бигулаев, Б. Б.; Гагкаев, К. Е.; Кулаев, Н. X.; Туаева, О. Н. (1970), “ӕрдын”, in Касаев А. М., editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Publishing House “Ir”