Ossetian edit

Etymology edit

Probably borrowed from a Turkic language. See Azerbaijani boran for more.

Noun edit

бурдӕн (burdæn)

  1. (Digor) snowstorm

References edit

  • Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press
  • Takazov, F. M. (2003) “бурдӕн”, in Дигорско-русский словарь [Digor–Russian Dictionary], Vladikavkaz: Alania