егар

Ossetian

Etymology

A Turkic borrowing, probably Bulgar [Term?]. Compare Chuvash акар (ak̬ar, “greyhound”) and Proto-Slavic *ogarь, probably also from Turkic.

Noun

е́гар • (égar) (plural егӕрттӕ)

1. greyhound

References

• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “егар”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
• Takazov, F. M. (2003) “егар”, in Дигорско-русский словарь [Digor–Russian Dictionary], Vladikavkaz: Alania
• Abajev, V. I. (1958) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 411