Kabardian

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Etymology

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бэрэ (bɛrɛ) +‎ -жьей (-źej, tiny, small), from Ancient Greek Παρασκευή (Paraskeuḗ).[1][2] Cognate with Adyghe бэрэскэжъый (bɛrɛskɛẑəj).

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Noun

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бэрэжьей (bɛrɛźej)

  1. Wednesday

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References

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  1. ^ Шагиров, А. К. (1977) К. В. Ломтатидзе, editor, Этимологический словарь адыгских (черкесских) языков [Etymological Dictionary of Adyghean (Circassian) Languages]‎[1] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, page 75
  2. ^ Klimov, G. A., Xalilov, M. Š. (2003) Словарь кавказских языков. Сопоставление основной лексики [Dictionary of Caucasian Languages. A comparison of the Basic Vocabulary] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, →ISBN, page 286