муҥха

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Samoyedic *poŋkå, borrowed when the Turkic varieties that would develop into Yakut were still spoken next to Samoyedic speakers.[1]

Noun

муҥха • (muñqa)

  1. (fishing) seine, dragnet

Synonyms

All mean "fishing net", and ситим has other meanings besides.

See also

References

  1. ^ Janhunen, Juha (2022) “Two Samoyedic words in Yakut”, in Kaheinen, Kaisla, Leisiö, Larisa, Erkkilä, Riku, Qiu, Toivo E. H., editors, Hämeenmaalta Jamalille : kirja Tapani Salmiselle 07.04.2022, Helsinki University Library, →ISBN