ӄам

Ket

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *qam (“arrow”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qaˑm˧]

Noun

ӄам (qām) n (plural ӄамаӈ)

  1. arrow

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Ketic *qam (“soon”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qaˑm˧]

Adverb

ӄам (qām)

  1. soon, any moment now

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 631
  2. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 631

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 2, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 81
  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, pages 286-287
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