кэҕэ
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Yakut[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Onomatopoeic, as in virtually every language (for example English cuckoo) where this bird is known.
Noun[edit]
кэҕэ • (keğe)
- cuckoo, especially the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
- кэҕэ этэр ― keğe eter ― the cuckoo calls
- its characteristic two-note call
Derived terms[edit]
- арҕас кэҕэтэ (arğas keğete, “the first thoracic vertebra (T1)”)
- кэҕэ кулгааҕа (keğe kulgaağa, “hellebore”)