ызӈ

Nivkh

Etymology

Probably from Tungusic *əʒən, from Proto-Mongolic *ejen perhaps from Proto-Turkic *idi.

Compare Nanai эден (eʒen), Ulch эде, Mongolian эзэн (ezen), Kazakh ие (ie).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɤzŋ/

Noun

ызӈ (əzŋ) (plural ызӈгун)

  1. (Sakhalin) master, host, landlord

Derived terms

  • ызӈр̌аӈӷ (əzŋřaŋğ, “hostess”)
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