ӄан

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Nivkh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nivkh *ɢanŋ.

Similar to other Eurasian dog words such as Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-kʷəj-n and Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ, but this is likely to be a coincidence or a parallel onomatopoeic derivation.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ӄан (qan)

  1. (Amur, North Sakhalin) dog
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  • ӄанӈ (qanŋ) (East Sakhalin, South Sakhalin)
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