эрэй

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Northern Yukaghir

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Etymology

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From Proto-Yukaghir *er-

Interjection

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эрэй (erej)

  1. conveys pain

Synonyms

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References

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  • Nikolaeva, Irina (2006) A Historical Dictionary of Yukaghir (Trends in Linguistics Documentation; 25), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 163
  • Kurilov, Гаврил (2001) Юкагирско-русский словарь, Novosibirsk: Nauka

Yakut

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Mongolic, ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *eregü (torture). Compare Mongolian эрүү (erüü).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /eɾej/

Noun

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эрэй (erey)

  1. hard work, toil, torture
  2. hardship, misery, suffering
  3. difficulty, anxiety
    эрэй диэтэҕиҥ!
    erey dieteğiñ!
    oh, how awful!
    (set phrase)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Mongolic.

Verb

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эрэй (erey)

  1. (transitive) to count on, to wait for, to expect
    See synonyms at күүт (küüt).

References

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  • Pekarskij, E. K. (1959) “эрэй”, in Словарь якутского языка [Yakut Dictionary]‎[1] (in Russian), volume I, a reprint of the original thirteen fascicles appearing 1907–1930, Moscow: Academy Press, column 279