къӕпы

Ossetian

Alternative forms

• къӕпу (k’æpu) (Digor)

Etymology

The origin is unknown. Related to Russian кефир (kefir).

Noun

къӕпы́ • (k’æpý)

1. (Iron) kefir yeast
2. (Iron) kefir

References

• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “къӕпы”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
• Abajev, V. I. (1958) “k’æpy | k’æpu”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 627