эʼль

Ket

Etymology

Not listed by CHYD.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛʔl̥ʲ˥˧], [ɛʔɬʲ˥˧]

Adjective

эʼль (eˀlʲ)

  1. easy (said of life, not as a general concept)

Adverb

эʼль (eˀlʲ)

  1. easily (said of life, not as a general concept)

Usage notes

  • This term is only listed in БСКЯ, not on VWdJS nor CHYD, being a Southern Ket varieties-specific word, found only in Kellog and Sulomai dialects.
  • As noted in the definition, this term is not used to refer to the easiness in any other definition but in contexts connoting to life and livelihoods.

References

Further reading

  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, page 166