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DOI: 10.46698/e0722-0119-2033-o

CYKŪRA

Kusaeva, Zalina K.
Izvestia SOIGSI. 2020. IIS 38 (77).
Abstract:
In the proposed article, the question of the semantic richness of the mythologeme Cykūra (a
component of the name of a wonderful bead), which occupies an important place in the folklore and
ethnographic tradition of the Ossetians, is reflected. At the same time, attention is focused on the
semantic meaning of the ritual action and ritual prayer associated with the cult of veneration of the
unique relic’s patrons. Also, the range of tasks under study includes the substantiation of the solar
(divine) nature of a wonderful object. As a result of the study, the author’s etymology of the term
Cykūra is presented, to a certain extent different from the generally accepted traditional. According
to the proposed hypothesis, Cykūra-færdyg (Tsykura bead) in the Ironic dialect of the Ossetian
language, is interpreted as a “sun bead”. It should be admitted that, based on the analysis carried out
in the article, this position is fully consistent with the semantics of concepts with a similar meaning
found in the Digor dialect: solaq / ğolaqi færdyg. As a reasoned justification, special attention is paid
to the appeal to the historical and cultural aspect and traditions associated with such beads among
different peoples of the world. The author dwells on the most obvious convergence of the Ossetian
Cykūra-færdyg with the Tibetan and Chinese “solar Dzi beads”. In the course of the study, it becomes
clear that the semantic and phonetic closeness of the Tibetan and Chinese “Dzi” to the Ossetian
“Cykūra” is too great to allow a judgment about accidental similarity; rather, there is every reason
to talk about their genetic relationship. Comparison of the studied mythologemes seems to be quite
motivated. Our assumption is also supported by numerous artifacts discovered during archaeological
expeditions. The topic is promising for further study.
Keywords: Ossetian folklore, “Kadags of the Narts”, Cykūra-færdyg, sun bead, solar semantics, Dzi beads
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