анаша
Abkhaz
Etymology
From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *naš:ʷa.[1] Cognate with Ubykh нааша (naaŝa).
Noun
а-на́ша • (a-náŝa)
Descendants
- → Mingrelian: ნაში (naši, “the fruit of cucumber, pumpkin, melon”)
References
- ^ 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 • (anašá) f inan (genitive анаши́, uncountable)