saxaul
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Russian саксау́л (saksaúl), via a Turkic variety (cf. Bashkir саҡсауыл (saqsawıl), Kazakh сексеуіл (sekseuıl)), ultimately from Kalmyk [script needed] (zaɣzāml̥, “a bush growing in the desert”),[1] compare Mongolian заг (zag, “saxaul”), Kalmyk за (za).[2][3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsæksɔːl/
Noun
saxaul (plural saxauls)
- Either of two species of the amaranth genus Haloxylon: Haloxylon ammodendron (syn. Haloxylon aphyllum; black saxaul) and Haloxylon persicum (white saxaul), found in sandy habitats from Egypt to Mongolia and China.
Derived terms
Translations
any plant of the Haloxylon genus
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References
- ^ Ramstedt G. J. Kalmykisches Wörterbuch. Helsinki, Druckerei A. G. Der Finnischen Literarurgesellschaft, 1935, 560 p., page 463b
- ^ Tenišev E. R., editor (1984–2006), Sravnitelʹno-istoričeskaja grammatika tjurkskix jazykov: [Comparative Historical Grammar of Turkic Languages:] (in Russian), Moscow: Nauka, page 133
- ^ Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 396b
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French saxaoul.
Noun
saxaul m (plural saxauli)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | saxaul | saxaulul | saxauli | saxaulii | |
| genitive-dative | saxaul | saxaulului | saxauli | saxaulilor | |
| vocative | saxaulule | saxaulilor | |||
References
- saxaul in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN