амоан

Nanai

Etymology

A derivative of Proto-Tungusic *āmu-, compare Evenki амут (amut), Manchu ᠣᠮᠣ (omo), (Orok омо̄ (omō) and Oroch омо̄ (omō) < Manchu). Compare also English Amur (“a large river in Asia”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amoã/
• Hyphenation: а‧мо‧ан

Noun

амоан (amoan)

1. lake

Derived terms

• амоака̄н (amoakān, “small lake; puddle, pool”)

References

• T. I. Petrova (1960), Нанайско-русский словарь [Nanai-Russian dictionary], Leningrad: Русский язык, page 16
• S. N. Onenko (1980), V. A. Avrorina, editor, Нанайско-русский словарь [Nanai-Russian dictionary], Русский язык, page 38
• S. N. Onenko (1989), V. A. Avrorina, editor, Словарь нанайско-русский и русско-нанайский словарь [Nanai-Russian and Russian-Nanai dictionary], Leningrad: Русский язык, page 11