мӕтых

Ossetian

Alternative forms

мӕдух (mædux) (Digor)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian; compare Persian ‎ (malax) and especially Chorasmian [script needed] (mθx).

Noun

мӕты́х • (mætýx)

(Iron dialect) locust

References

Bigulajev, B. B.; Gagkajev, K. Je.; Kulajev, N. X.; Tuajeva, O. N. (1970), “мæтых”, in Kasajev A. M., editor, Osetinsko-russkij slovarʹ [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Publishing House “Ir”
Abajev, V. I. (1973), “mætyx”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ osetinskovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume II, Moscow, Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, page 180

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