амбан

Nanai

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ambãː/
  • Hyphenation: ам‧бан

Etymology 1

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Adverb

амба̄н (ambān)

  1. quite, enough
    Эй арчока̄н амба̄н да̄и очини; элэ пудин бэени очини. ― Ej arčokān ambān dāi očini; ele puʒin bejeni očini. ― This girl has become quite grown, already a real young lady.
    амба̄н горо ― ambān goro ― quite a long time
    амба̄н ӈоами ― ambān ŋoami ― quite thick
    амба̄н ӈоними ― ambān ŋonimi ― quite long
    амба̄н эгди ― ambān egʒi ― quite a few

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Tungusic *amban. Compare Manchu ᠠᠮᠪᠠ (amba), Mongolian амбан (amban).

Noun

амба̄н (ambān)

  1. tiger; leopard
    пурэ̄н амба̄ни ― purēn ambāni ― a tiger (literally, “forest tiger”)
    Пурэ̄н амба̄ндиани балана нанайсал тэӈ ӈэ̄лэ̄чил бичил. ― Purēn ambānʒiani balana nanajsal teŋ ŋēlēčil bičil. ― The Nanai people were very afraid of tigers.
  2. evil spirit, devil, fiend
Derived terms
  • амба̄качиори (ambākačiori, “to scare children”)
  • амба̄пчиори (ambāpčiori, “to go crazy”)

References

  • T. I. Petrova (1960) Нанайско-русский словарь [Nanai-Russian dictionary], Leningrad: Русский язык, page 15
  • S. N. Onenko (1980) V. A. Avrorina, editor, Нанайско-русский словарь [Nanai-Russian dictionary], Русский язык, page 36
  • S. N. Onenko (1989) V. A. Avrorina, editor, Словарь нанайско-русский и русско-нанайский словарь [Nanai-Russian and Russian-Nanai dictionary], Leningrad: Русский язык, page 11
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