хъуын

Ossetian

Etymology

Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬀 (gaona, “color”), Pashto غونه (ǧuná), Persian گون (gun, “color”), Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “thread, cord”).

Noun

хъуын • (qwyn)

1. hair, wool, the fleece of one sheep

References

• Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press
• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “хъуын”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir