аамсҭа

Abkhaz

Etymology

From Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza *aʔa (“belt”) + maɕtʰa. Possibly from Turkish usta (master).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aːməstʰa]

Noun

аамсҭа • (aamsta) (pl аамсҭацәа) (Abzhywa)

1. nobleman

Synonyms

• аамҫҭа (aamśta) (Bzyp dialect)
• агӏмыста (aʻməsta) (Abaza)

References

• Kʼaslandzja, V. A. (2005) “”, in Аԥсуа–аурыс жәар / Абхазско–русский словарь [Abkhaz–Russian Dictionary]‎^[1], volumes 1–2 (overall work in Abkhaz and Russian), Sukhum: Olma-press, →ISBN