nosvoy
Uzbek
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| Yangi Imlo | |
| Cyrillic | носвой |
| Latin | nosvoy |
| Perso-Arabic (Afghanistan) |
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Etymology
[edit]From Persian نسوار (nasvâr, “snuff”), from [script needed] (nas, “snuff”) + [script needed] (-vâr, “-like, -ly”) (literally: "noselike, nasallike"). Cognate to Kazakh насыбай (nasybai). The part [script needed] (nas-) "nose, nasal, nasal tobacco" related to English nose, Russian нос (nos), Latin nasus etc.
Noun
[edit]nosvoy