диʼ

See also: ди, ди-, -ди, and Appendix:Variations of "di"

Ket

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [diʔ˥˧], [dʲiʔ˥˧]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *dʲi (base of tree, lower portion of tree trunk).[1]

Noun

диʼ (diˀn (plural даʼн)

  1. root, portion of tree trunk near ground level

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *di (eagle).[2]

Noun

диʼ (diˀm (plural диин or more rarely дигин)

  1. eagle

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 249
  2. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 204

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 1, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 192
  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, page 146