ӄой

See also: қой

Ket

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Ketic *qoˀʌjʌ (bear).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɔj̥˥˩]

Noun

ӄой (qòjm (plural ӄөн)

  1. bear (omnivorous mammal)

Usage notes

  • Central and Northern varieties use ӄоойә and ӄоои respectively instead.

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 682

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 2, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 95
  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, page 305

Nivkh

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qoj/

Noun

ӄой (qoj)

  1. (Amur, East Sakhalin) larch

References

  • Č. M. Taksami, editor (1996), Нивхско-русский и русско-нивхский словарь [Nivkh-Russian and Russian-Nivkh dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Просвещение, →ISBN, page 39