абаша
Russian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Related to бакша (bakša, “elder amongst Kalmyk priests”), from Kalmyk бакшы (bakşy, “shaman”). From Old Chinese 博士 (*paːɡ zrɯʔ, “teacher, mentor”) > Mandarin 博士 (bóshì, “doctor, academician”). The suffix -ша (-ša) is apparently from 士 (shì, “scholar”), or 師/师 (shī, “tutor”). Compare тайша (tajša, “Kalmyk leader, elder”).
The origin of аба- (aba-) is unclear.
Alternative forms edit
- аба́ш (abáš)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
абаша́ • (abašá) m anim (genitive абаши́, nominative plural абаши́, genitive plural абаше́й)
Declension edit
Declension of абаша́ (anim fem-form sibilant-stem accent-b)
Related terms edit
References edit
- Anikin, A. E. (2007) “абаш”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), numbers 1 (A – аяюшка), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 65
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
аба́ша • (abáša) m inan