киһи

Yakut

Etymology

From earlier kisi < *kiši, from Proto-Turkic *kiši (“person”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰃𐰾𐰃 (kiši, “person”), Kyrgyz киши (kişi), Turkish kişi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.hi/, [ki̞.ɦi̞]

Noun

киһи • (kihi)

  1. a person; a human
    киһи тыла уоттааҕар абытай ― kihi tıla uottaağar abıtay ― (proverb) the human word (i.e. a rumor) burns more than fire
  2. someone
    манна киһи сылдьыбыт ― manna kihi sıljıbıt ― someone was here

Derived terms

  • эдэр киһи (eder kihi, “young man”)
  • эр киһи (er kihi, “man”)
  • киһи аймах (kihi aymaq, “humanity”)

See also

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