борохь

Avar

Alternative forms

  • бурухь (burux̂)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Avaro-Andian *birka, from Proto-Northeast Caucasian *wöH(ō)rƛwɔɫ.

Noun

борохь • (borox̂) class 3 (ergative борхьица, genitive борхьил, plural борхьал)

  1. snake
    Synonyms: мал’гӏум (mal’ʻum) (Zakatala), цӏабур (cʼabur) (mythical)
  2. worm
    Synonyms: хӏапара (ḥʳapara), хӏутӏ (ḥʳutʼ)
  3. maggot
    Synonyms: хӏутӏ (ḥʳutʼ), жилла (žilla) (in meat), къвекӏ (qxʷʼekʼ) (in dried meat), чӏотӏогӏ (čʼotʼoʻ) (in cheese)
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