Ossetian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Georgian კობალა (ḳobala), an alternative form of კომბალი (ḳombali).

Noun

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къобала (k’obala) (Iron)

  1. stick with a knob, club

References

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  • Abajev, V. I. (1958) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 635
  • Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “къобола”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir, page 271a