анаша

Abkhaz

Etymology

From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *naš:ʷa.[1] Cognate with Ubykh нааша (naaŝa).

Noun

а-на́ша • (a-náŝa)

  1. cucumber

Descendants

  • Mingrelian: ნაში (naši, the fruit of cucumber, pumpkin, melon)

References

  1. ^ Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*naš:ʷa”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers

Further reading

  • Kʼaslandzja, V. A., Džonwa, B. Gʲ. (2016) “огуре́ц”, in Awrəs–apswa ẑʷar / Русско–абхазский словарь [Russian–Abkhaz Dictionary]‎[2], volumes II: Н–П, Sukhum: Dom pečati, page 206a of 693

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Tajik нашъа (naš'a) or Uzbek nasha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐnɐˈʂa]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

анаша́ • (anašáf inan (genitive анаши́, uncountable)

  1. (a type of) cannabis, hemp; marijuana, hashish

Declension