онь

Ket

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Ketic *oˀʌnʌ (“many”, adjective).[1] Most likely related to Ket оʼн (oˀn, “seven”, numeral)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /⁴on/, [ɔn̥ʲ˥˩]

Adjective

онь (ònʲ)

  1. many, too much

Adverb

онь (ònʲ)

  1. much

Usage notes

  • Northern Ket varieties use ооне (òːne) instead.

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 522

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 2, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 42
  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, pages 274-275

Mongolian

Etymology

From Middle Mongol ᠣᠨᠢ (oni), from Proto-Mongolic *oni (“hollow, notch”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔnʲ/, [ɞ̙nʲ]

Noun

онь • (onʹ) (Mongolian spelling ᠣᠨᠢ (oni))

  1. arrow notch
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