кӏиранди

Ingush

Days of the week
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Etymology

Contraction of кӏира ди (kʼira di, week day), calque of Middle Georgian კვირადღე (ḳviradɣe). Cognates include Chechen кӏиранде (kʼirande), Bats კვირაჸო̆ (ḳviraʾŏ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʼirandi/

Noun

кӏиранди • (kʼirandiclass d

  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 B. (2004) “кӏиранди”, in Ingush–English and English–Ingush Dictionary, London and New York: Routledge, page 102a