эʼй

Ket

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *ej (“egg”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛʔj̥˥˧]

Noun

эʼй (eˀj) n (plural еӈ or эӈън)

  1. egg

Usage notes

  • эʼй (eˀj) refers to a single egg while еӈ (ēŋ) can be used to refer to a pair of eggs. эӈън (éŋən) meanwhile refers to multiple eggs.

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, pages 269-270

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 1, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 256
  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, page 164
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