цырт

Ossetian

Etymology

From Old Ossetic τζηρθε (tzērthe), from Proto-Iranian *ciθráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čitrás.

Noun

цырт • (cyrt) (Iron)

1. gravestone
2. monument

Descendants

• → Svan: ჩირთ (čirt)

References

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