бӕмбӕг

Ossetian

Alternative forms

• бӕмпӕг (bæmpæg) (Digor)

Etymology

From Middle Persian pmbk' (/⁠pambag⁠/) or cognate with it.

Noun

бӕмбӕ́г • (bæmbǽg) (plural бӕмбӕджытӕ)

1. (Iron) cotton
2. (Iron) absorbent cotton, cotton wool, wadding, batting

References

• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “бӕмбӕг”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
• Abajev, V. I. (1973) “bæmbæg, bæmpæg”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume II, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, pages 249–250
• Hübschmann, Heinrich (1887) Etymologie und Lautlehre der ossetischen Sprache (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, page 121