ӄип

Ket

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *qibʌ ~ *qebʌ (“grandfather; the eldest male person of a tribe, clan or family”).[1] Alternatively, analyzable as a compound of ӄя (qà, “big, elder-”) +‎ өп (ōb, “father”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qiˑp˧]

Noun

ӄип (qīb) m (plural ӄибаӈ)

  1. grandfather
  2. bear (used in taboo speech)
Usage notes
  • Northern Ket varieties use ӄива for the second sense instead.

Etymology 2

Semantically derived from Proto-Yeniseian *qibʌ ~ *qebʌ (“grandfather; the eldest male person of a tribe, clan or family”), viz. from Etymology 1. In Ket mythological material, moon is often portrayed as a male figure.[2]

This semantic shift however is only seen in Ket, Yug and Pumpokol. Kott, Assan and Arin use a different root to refer to 'moon'.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qiˑp˧]

Noun

ӄип (qīb) m (plural ӄиин)

  1. moon (natural satellite of the Earth)
  2. month (time frame of a lunar rotation)

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 662
  2. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, pages 662-664

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 2, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, pages 90-92
  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, pages 291-292
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