жемчугъ

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

  • же́нчугъ (žénčuh), же́мчюгъ (žémčjuh), же́нчюгъ (žénčjuh)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic жьмьчюгъ (žĭmĭčjugŭ), жьньчюгъ (žĭnĭčjugŭ), from Bulgar *ǯinǯü, from Proto-Common Turkic *yinǯü, from Middle Chinese 珍珠 (trin tsyu), 真珠 (tsyin tsyu, “true pearls”).[1][2][3]

Noun

жемчугъ • (žemčuh) m inan (related adjective жемчу́жный, diminutive жемчу́жка)

  1. pearl

Descendants

  • Belarusian: жэ́мчуг (žémčuh)
  • Ukrainian: же́мчуг (žémčuh), (dialectal) же́нчуг (žénčuh)

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “жемчуг”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 192: “ст. жемчюгъ (XV ст.), жемчугъ (XVII ст.) ― st. žemčjuh (XV st.), žemčuh (XVII st.)”
  2. ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “же́мчуг”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 363: “MUk. жемчюгъ (XV c.), женчугъ (1627; XVIII c.), жемчугъ (XVII–XVIII c.)”
  3. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “жэ́мчуг”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 270: “ст.-бел. жемчугъ (1503)”

Further reading

  • Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1989), “жемчугъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 9 (дорогоценный – жеребей), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, →ISBN, page 287
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