зӕхх

Ossetian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ȷ́áHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́žʰáHs, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰḿ̥h₂s, a variant form of *dʰéǵʰōm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒəχχ/

Noun

зӕхх • (zæxx) (plural зӕххытӕ)

  1. the Earth
    зӕххы сӕмӕнEarth axis
  2. soil
  3. floor (earthen)