Каа-Хем

Tuvan

Etymology

1. Modifier каа (kaa) is borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠬᠤᠸᠠ (quwa, “beige”), whence Mongolian хуа (xua);
2. Head хем (xem, “river”) is borrowed from Kott kem (“river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k̠ɐː x̟e̞m]
• Hyphenation: Каа-Хем

Noun

Каа-Хем • (Kaa-Xem)

1. Little Yenisey (a river in Tuva, Russia)

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

See also

• Бии-Хем (Bii-Xem, “Great Yenisey”)
• Улуг-Хем (Ulug-Xem, “Yenisey”)
• Хемчик (Xemçik, “Khemchik”)