Остыганам

Ket

Etymology

A reductive compound of Остыган (Òstɨkan, “Ket man”) +‎ ӄим (qīm, “woman”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /⁶ostɨkanam/, [ɔs˩˧tɯ˥˩ɣa˧nam]

Noun

Остыганам (Òstɨkanam) f (plural Остыганамн)

  1. Ket person, Ket people (term used for women)

Usage notes

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 528

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 2, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 46
  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, page 277
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