ызӈ

Nivkh

Alternative forms

ыс (əs) – Amur

Etymology

Probably from Tungusic *əʒən, from Proto-Mongolic *ejen perhaps from Proto-Turkic *idi.

Compare Nanai эден, Ulch эде, Mongolian эзэн (ezen), Kazakh ие (ïe).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əzŋ/

Noun

ызӈ (əzŋ)

(Sakhalin) master, host, landlord

Derived terms

ызумгу (əzumgu), ызӈр̌аӈӷ (əzŋřaŋ, “hostess”)

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