къйга

Ket

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʌj˩˧.ɡa˧˩]

Etymology

inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *kʰʌjga ~ *kʰʌlga (“head”), derived from Proto-Yeniseian *kʰo (“marrow”) + Proto-Yeniseian *-kʰa (locative case suffix).[1]

Noun

къйга (kə́jga) n (plural къйген or къйганиӈ)

  1. head

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, pages 407, 439

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 1, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 460
  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, pages 249-250
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