хуʼсь

See also: хӯсь

Ket

Etymology 1

Not listed by CHYD.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [huʔs͉ʲ˥˧]

Noun

хуʼсь (huˀsʲ) f or m (plural хусяӈ)

  1. fool, idiot (swear word)
Usage notes
  • Appears to be a Kellog dialect-specific word, from the Southern Ket varieties, only listed in БСКЯ.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *pʰus (“mold, mildew”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [huʔs͉ʲ˥˧]

Noun

хуʼсь (huˀsʲ) n (no plural)

  1. dust; mold, mildew, mushroom spores

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Ketic *pʰuˀs (“bilberry”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [huʔs͉ʲ˥˧]

Noun

хуʼсь (huˀsʲ) n (no plural)

  1. bilberry, whortleberry (lowbush berries from species Vaccinium myrtillus)

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 585
  2. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 585

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 1, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 331
  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, page 195
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