беʼт

Ket

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɛʔt˥˧], [bɛʔd̥˥˧]

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *betʲ (“falling snow”).[1]

Noun

беʼт (beˀd) n (no plural)

  1. falling snow (snow that is actively falling on the ground); flock snow
Usage notes
  • For already fallen snow (on the ground,) тик is used.

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 132

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 1, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 119
  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, page 114
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