кырынаас

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian горностай (gornostaj).

Noun

кырынаас • (kırınaas)

  1. ermine, stoat (Mustela erminea)
    кырынаас бэргэһэkırınaas bergehean ermine cap

Descendants

  • Evenki: кирана̄с (kiranās), кирина̄с (kirinās)

References

  • Pekarskij, E. K. (1959) “кырына̄с”, in Словарь якутского языка [Yakut Dictionary]‎[1] (in Russian), volume II, a reprint of the original thirteen fascicles appearing 1907–1930, Moscow: Academy Press, column 1426