меҥ
Southern Altai
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *beŋ (“mole”). Cognate with Kazakh мең (meñ), Karakalpak meng, Nogai менъ (meñ), Kyrgyz мең (meŋ), Crimean Tatar beñ, Kumyk мин (min), минг (miñ), Bashkir миң (miñ), Tatar миң (miñ) / miñ, Turkmen meň, Turkish ben, Khakas миң (miñ), Tuvan мең (meñ), Yakut мэҥ (meŋ, “birthmark, mole”), etc.
Noun
меҥ • (meŋ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | меҥ (meŋ) | меҥдер (meŋder) |
| definite genitive | меҥниҥ (meŋniŋ) | меҥдердиҥ (meŋderdiŋ) |
| dative | меҥге (meŋge) | меҥдерге (meŋderge) |
| definite accusative | меҥди (meŋdi) | меҥдерди (meŋderdi) |
| locative | меҥде (meŋde) | меҥдерде (meŋderde) |
| ablative | меҥнеҥ (meŋneŋ) | меҥдердеҥ (meŋderdeŋ) |
References
- N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “меҥ”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN