мӕтых

Ossetian

Alternative forms

• мӕдух (mædux) (Digor)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *madaxa; compare Persian ملخ (malax) and especially Khwarezmian مثخ (mθx).

Noun

мӕты́х • (mætýx)

1. (Iron) locust

References

• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “мӕтых”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
• Abajev, V. I. (1973) “mætyx”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume II, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 180