ыкын
Nivkh
Etymology
Earlier (*akan). Maybe related to Tungusic *akun, compare Evenki акин (akin), Mongolic *aka, compare Mongolian ах (ax), and also Ainu アㇰ (ak, “younger brother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɤkɤn/
Noun
ыкын (əkən)
Synonyms
| Nivkh dialectal forms of ыкын (əkən, “elder brother”) | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Group | Location | Words |
| Southern Sakhalin | Poronaysk | |
| Eastern Sakhalin | Chaivo | ньаки (ɲaki) |
| Nyivo | аки (aki) | |
| Nogliki | ||
| Chir-unvd | ньаки (ɲaki), аки (aki) | |
| Northern Sakhalin | Kuegda | ыкыыкын (ɯkɯɯkɯn) |
| Ten’gi | ньыкын (ɲɯkɯn), ыкын (ɯkɯn), ыкын (ɨkɨn) | |
| Tyk | ыкын (ɯkɯn) | |
| Trambaus | тувӈ (tuvŋ), акан (akan) | |
| Amur | Men’shikova | ыкын (ɨkɨn) |
| Machlavo | ыкын (ɨkɨn) | |
| Chomi | ыкын (ɨkɨn) | |
| Kol’-Nikol’sk | ыкын (ɨkɨn) | |
| Novo-Troitskoe | ыкын (ɨkɨn) | |
| This table shows various dialectal forms in the Nivkh language. The classification is based on major dialectal groups. | ||
References
- “Семья, охота и религия: исконная лексика нивхов”, in Нивхский язык[1], PostNauka, 10 November 2020, retrieved 25 April 2023