тиг

Ket

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *tʲigʌ (“swan”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tik͉˥˩], [tiɣ˥˩]

Noun

тиг (tīk) m (plural тигинь)

  1. swan
Usage notes
  • Southern Ket varieties also variably use тих, and Central and Northern Ket varieties use тиигә instead.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *tʲigʌ (“wriggling creature”, fish, snake, worm), possibly from earlier *tɬiˤgʌ.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tiˑk͉˧], [tiˑɣ˧]

Noun

тиг (tìk) m (plural тигинь)

  1. snake
Usage notes
  • Southern Ket varieties also variably use тих, and Central and Northern Ket varieties use тииге instead.

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 949
  2. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 949

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 2, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, pages 267, 270
  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, page 378
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