уыры

Ossetian

Alternative forms

• уру (uru) — Digor

Etymology

Uncertain. Akin to Mingrelian ვირი (viri, “donkey; rat”).

Noun

уыры • (wyry) (plural уырытӕ) (Iron)

1. rat

Descendants

• →⇒? Georgian: ვირთხა (virtxa)
  • → Mingrelian: ვირთხა (virtxa)

References

• 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 125
• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “уыры”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir