конин

Evenki

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *konin, ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *konïn, from Proto-Turkic *kōń. Compare Buryat хонин (xonin).

Cognates include Nanai хонин (honin) and Manchu ᡥᠣᠨᡳᠨ (honin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koɲin/
  • Hyphenation: ко‧нин

Noun

конин • (koņin)

  1. sheep

References

  • Vasilevič, G. M. (1958), “конин”, in Эвэнкийско-Русский словарь [Evenki-Russian dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: GIS
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