покон
Moksha
Etymology
Unknown.
Noun
покон • (pokən)
References
• V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
Nanai
Etymology
- From Proto-Tungusic *puke, compare Evenki хукэ̄н (hukə̄n, “crop”), Ulch поко (“craw, crop”).
- Surely related to Proto-Common Turkic *bokak, *bukuk (“crop, goitre”), compare Uyghur پوقاق (poqaq, “goitre”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pokon/, [ˈpʰɔ̙qɔ̙̃ː]
Noun
покон (pokon)
- lacrimal sac (upper end of a tear duct)