дьэгин

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from a Mongolic language. Compare Buryat зүүн (züün, “left; east”) & Khamnigan Mongol дзүүн (dzüün, “left; east”); Classical Mongolian ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ (ǰegün) & its descendant Mongolian зүүн (züün, “left; east”); Written Oirat ᠴᡈᡉᠨ (zöün) & its descendant Kalmyk зүн (zün, “left; east”); also Tuvan borrowed чөөн (çöön, “east; [politically] left”). Compare also Evenki дегин (ʒegin, “left”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟ͡ʝe.ɡin/, [ɟ͡ʝe̞.ɡi̞n]
• Hyphenation: дьэ‧гин

Adjective

дьэгин • (jegin)

1. left (side, direction)
2. wrong

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• (left): хаҥас (qañas)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “left”): бороҕон (boroğon)