миня

Ket

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian свинья (svinʹja, “pig, swine”), with the foreign initial sequence св- (sv-) substituted by м- (m-).[1] Also compare the parallel borrowing Yug сифиня (sifína, “pig, swine”),[2] again from Russian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mi˩˧.nʲa˧˩]

Noun

миня (mína) f or m (plural миняӈ)

  1. pig, swine

Usage notes

  • Not found in BSKJa.

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 494
  2. ^ Werner, Heinrich K. (2012), Vajda, Edward J., editor, Dictionary of the Yugh language (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 47), Muenchen: Lincom GmbH, →ISBN, page 255

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 2, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 20
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