ӄук

Ket

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *quk (“hole in ground or snow”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [quˑk˧]

Noun

ӄук (qūk) n (plural ӄуксень)

  1. hole, chink, breach (in ground or snow)
  2. den, lair
Usage notes
  • For holes in flat materials, like cloth, paper or leather et cetera, каʼӈ is used.

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, pages 721-722

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 2, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, pages 140-141
  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, pages 322-323
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