Kabardian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *śʷǝ(na).[1] Cognate with Adyghe шъынэ (ŝənɛ). Note also Svan ჟინაღ (žinaɣ), a Circassian borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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щынэ (śənɛ)

  1. lamb

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*śʷǝ(na)”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers