исавэй

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Tundra Nenets

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Etymology

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From ӣ (, mind) +‎ -савэй (-sawey°).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [jiːsʌwæj(ə̥)]
  • Hyphenation: и‧са‧вэ̇й

Adjective

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ӣсавэй (yīsawey°) (comparative ӣсавэярка)

  1. intelligent

References

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  • N. M. Tereschenko (1965) “исавэй”, in Ненецко-русский словарь, Moscow: Советская Энциклопедия
  • Irina Nikolaeva (2014) A Grammar of Tundra Nenets, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, →ISBN, page 32