сенам

Ket

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Ketic *senam (“shamaness, female shaman”), derived from Proto-Yeniseian *senʌŋ (“shaman, male shaman”) + Proto-Yeniseian *qim ~ *qem (“woman”).[1]

Alternatively, analyzable as a reductive compound of сенаӈ m (sénaŋ, “shaman, male shaman”) +‎ ӄим (qīm, “woman”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /⁵senam/, [sʲɛ˩˧nʲam˧˩] ~ [sʲɛ˩˧nam˧˩]

Noun

сенам (sénam) f (plural сенамн)

  1. shamaness, folk-religious character, mysticist, faith-healer, witch doctor

Usage notes

  • For shaman men, Ket сенаӈ (sénaŋ, “shaman, male shaman”) is used.

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 776

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 2, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 184
  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, page 339
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