тугун

Ket

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *tʰugʌ (“fish”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tuk͉˩˧.un̥˧˩], [tuɣ˩˧.un̥˧˩]

Noun

тугун (túkun) m (plural тунн)

  1. tugun (a species of fish, Coregonus tugun)
Usage notes
  • Southern Ket varieties use туг (tùk) instead.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *tʰugʌn (“comb”), conceivably a loanword.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tuk͉˩˧.un̥ʲ˧˩], [tuɣ˩˧.un̥ʲ˧˩]

Noun

тугун (túkunʲ) n (plural тукунин)

  1. comb, hair comb
Usage notes
  • All Ket varieties also use туун, in tone three (túùnʲ) instead of "tone" five (first disyllabic contour) тугун (túkun).

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 910
  2. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 911

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 2, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 293
  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, page 390
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