ӄан

Nivkh

Etymology

From Proto-Nivkh *ɢanŋ.

Similar to other Eurasian dog words such as Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-kʷəj-n and Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ, but this is likely to be a coincidence or a parallel onomatopoeic derivation. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qan/

Noun

ӄан (qan)

1. (Amur, North Sakhalin) dog

Related terms

• ӄанӈ (qanŋ) (East Sakhalin, South Sakhalin)