куʼт

From earlier kut (“girth, belt^?”),^[1] from Proto-Ketic *kuˀt, inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *tɬuwdʳ (“rope”).

Cognate with Kott kûra (“rope, belt”), Assan kura (“rope”), Arin l'u-l'ap, t'u-l'ap (lʲu-, tʲu-lʲap, “rope”, literally “rope-piece”) and Pumpokol lut (“rope”).

Any relation to Proto-Turkic *kur (“belt, girdle”) should be conventionally rejected based on the Yeniseian cognates.

• IPA^(key): [kuʔt˥˧]

куʼт (kuˀt) n (plural куреӈ (kūrʲeŋ))

1. (clothing) girdle, strap, belt

   Ат диттан кутдас. (Baiha dialect)

   Āt dittan kutdas.

   I gird myself with my belt.

   Ап куʼт ат комта. (Kellog dialect)

   Āp kuˀt āt tkɔmta.

   I tore my belt.

   Ат кутдиӈтен ӄуксьэн бильбет. (Sulomay dialect)

   Āt kutdiŋtɛn quksʲɛn dbilʲbɛt.

   I punched holes in my waistband.

2. (weaponry, obsolete or rare) arrow shaft

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