я̈ӈк

Eastern Khanty

Я̈ӈк.

Alternative forms

• йӛӈк (jjəṇk) — Vakh
• йәӈк (jəṇk) — Surgut

Etymology

From Proto-Khanty *jiŋk, from Proto-Uralic *jäŋe. Cognates include Northern Khanty йиӈк (jiṇk), Northern Mansi я̄ӈк (â̄ňk, “ice”), Hungarian jég (“ice”) and Finnish jää (“ice”).

Noun

я̈ӈк (jäṇk) (Vasyugan)

1. water

References

• Mogutajev, M. K. (1996) “я̈ӈк”, in Хантыйско-русский словарь (васюганский диалект) [Khanty-Russian Dictionary (Vasyugan dialect)], Tomsk: ТГПУ, page 344