эгэ

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Nanai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tungusic *eKe, compare Evenki экин (əkin).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /əɡə/
  • Hyphenation: э‧гэ

Noun[edit]

эгэ (ege)

  1. elder sister
  2. Used to adress a woman of an older age: ma'am

References[edit]

  • S. N. Onenko (1980) “эгэ”, in V. A. Avrorina, editor, Нанайско-русский словарь [Nanai-Russian dictionary], Русский язык

Yakut[edit]

Etymology[edit]

See also эт (et).

Adverb[edit]

эгэ • (ege)

  1. even (intensifies the following phrase)
    эгэ бүгүн кэлиэ дуо? ― ege bügün kelie duo? ― isn't he even going to come today?
    эгэ эрэ
    ege ere
    oh please / for God's sake
    set phrase, expressing exasperation or indignation
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