ынь

Ket

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Ketic *ɯˀn (“sled-runner”), derived from Proto-Yeniseian *kʰen (“base, unberside”).[1] Most likely also related to Ket ын (ɨ̄n, “lift, raise”, action nominal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /⁴ɨn/, [ɯn̥ʲ˥˩]

Noun

ынь (ɨ̀nʲ) n (plural ынеӈ)

  1. sled runner (smooth and flat surface used for sliding on ice)
Usage notes
  • Central Ket varieties use ыыне (ɨ̀ːne) instead.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Ketic *ɯ̄ˑn (“guess, feel, suspect”, verb).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /¹ɨn/, [ɯˑnʲ˧]

Verb

ынь (ɨ̄nʲ) (action nominal)

  1. guessing, the act of guessing; supposing, the act of supposing
  2. having a presentiment, the act of having a presentiment (that something will happen)

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 1068
  2. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 1068

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 2, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 429
  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, pages 220, 538
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.