кӏиранде

Chechen

Days of the week
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Etymology

Contraction of кӏира де (kʼira de, “week day”), calque of Middle Georgian კვირადღე (ḳviradɣe). Cognates include Ingush кӏиранди (kʼirandi), Bats კვირაჸო̆ (ḳviraʾŏ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʼirande/

Noun

кӏиранде • (kʼirande) class dd

  1. Sunday

References

  • Klimov, G. A., Xalilov, M. Š. (2003) Словарь кавказских языков. Сопоставление основной лексики [Dictionary of Caucasian Languages. A comparison of the Basic Vocabulary] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, →ISBN, pages 280–281
  • Nichols, Johanna, Vagapov, Arbi (2004) “кӏиранде”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 147a
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