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): /əzŋ/

Noun

ызӈ (əzŋ) (plural ызӈгун)

1. (Sakhalin) master, host, landlord

Derived terms

• ызӈр̌аӈӷ (əzŋřaŋ, “hostess”)

Related terms

• ыс (əs) — Amur