моть

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mot"

Nivkh

Etymology

From earlier *məc(ɣ). Possibly related to Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *macve (chest).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moc/

Noun

моть (moț)

  1. (anatomy) breast

Synonyms

Nivkh dialectal forms of ӈарғыш (ŋarγəš, breasts [of woman])
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GroupLocationWords
Southern SakhalinPoronaysk
Eastern SakhalinChaivoтивш (țivš) (tivʃ)
Nyivoӈарғыш (ŋarγəš) (ŋarɣɯʃ)
Nogliki
Chir-unvdӈарғыш (ŋarγəš) (ŋarɣɯʃ)
Northern SakhalinKuegdaӈырғыш (ŋərγəš) (ŋɯrɣɯʃ)
Ten’giӈырхш (ŋərxš) (ŋɯrxʃ), ӈырӈыр̌ (ŋərŋəř) (ŋɨrŋɨř)
Tykмыӈк (məŋk) (mɯŋk)
Trambausӈарғыш (ŋarγəš) (ŋarɣɯʃ)
AmurMen’shikovaӈырр̌ (ŋərř) (ŋɨrř)
Machlavoӈырғыр̌ (ŋərγəř) (ŋɨrɣɨř)
Chomiмоч (moț’) (moʧ)
Kol’-Nikol’skмочк (moț’k) (moʧk), ӈырғыр (ŋərγər) (ŋɨrɣɨr)
Novo-Troitskoeмочк (moț’k) (moʧk)
This table shows various dialectal forms in the Nivkh language. The classification is based on major dialectal groups.

References

  • V. N. Savel'eva, Č. M. Taksami (1970) Нивхско-русский словарь [Nivkh-Russian Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Сов. Енциклопедия, page 193.
  • Fortescue, Michael (2011) “The relationship of Nivkh to Chukotko-Kamchatkan revisited”, in Lingua, volume 121, number 8, Njalsgade: University of Copenhagen, →DOI, pages 1359-1376.