фындз

Ossetian

Alternative forms

• фий (fij) — Digor

Etymology

Compare Old Armenian պինչ (pinčʻ, “nostrils”), Persian پوزه (puze, “beak”), Pashto پزه (paza, “nose”).

Noun

фындз • (fynʒ) (plural фындзтӕ)

1. (Iron) nose
2. (Iron) tip
3. (Iron) edge, point

References

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