фыранк

Ossetian

Etymology

Probably cognate with Northern Kurdish piling (“tiger”), Persian پلنگ (palang, “leopard”), Pashto پړانګ (pṙâng, “leopard”), Sanskrit पृदाकु (pṛdāku, “tiger, panther”).

Noun

фыранк • (fyrank)

1. (Iron) leopard, snow leopard

References

• Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press
• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “фыранк”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir