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дзӕндӕл

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Ossetian

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Etymology

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Abaev compares to Old Armenian դանդաղ (dandał, slow). Miller compares to Ossetian дзӕдӕл (ʒædæl, impotent).

Adjective

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дзӕндӕл (ʒændæl) (Digor)

  1. slow, sluggish, clumsy, inept

References

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  • Abajev, V. I. (1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume V, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 11
  • Miller, Vsevolod (1927) A. A. Frejman, editor, Осетинско-русско-немецкий словарь [Ossetian–Russian–German dictionary], Leningrad: Academy Press, page 529
  • Takazov, F. M. (2003) “дзӕндӕл”, in Дигорско-русский словарь [Digor–Russian Dictionary], Vladikavkaz: Alania, page 257a