ӄай

Ket

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Ketic *qaj (“almost, nearly, although”, concessive preverbal particle).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qaˑj˧], [qaj]

Particle

ӄай (qāj, qaj)

  1. almost, nearly, although; concessive particle used before unforeseen and unexpected events

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *qaʌjʌ (“elk”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qaj̥˥˩]

Noun

ӄай (qàj) m (plural ӄиин)

  1. elk
  2. Ursa Major (constellation)
Usage notes
  • Northern and Central Ket varieties use ӄайи and ӄайъ respectively instead.

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, pages 624, 626
  2. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 627

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 2, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, pages 61-62
  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, page 283
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