онь

Ket

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Ketic *oˀʌnʌ (“many”, adjective). Most likely related to Ket оʼн (oˀn, “seven”, numeral)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /⁴on/, [ɔn̥ʲ˥˩]

Adjective

онь (ònʲ)

1. many, too much

Adverb

онь (ònʲ)

1. much

Usage notes

• Northern Ket varieties use ооне (òːne) instead.

Further reading

• Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 2, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 42
• Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, pages 274-275

Mongolian

Etymology

From Middle Mongol ᠣᠨᠢ (oni), from Proto-Mongolic *oni (“hollow, notch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔnʲ/, [ɞ̙nʲ]

Noun

онь • (onʹ) (Mongolian spelling ᠣᠨᠢ (oni))

1. arrow notch