күөмэй

Yakut

Etymology

From Mongolic *kögämäi (“throat”). Compare Buryat хөөмэй (xöömej), Kalmyk көөмә (köömä), Mongolian хөөмий (xöömii); also Tuvan хөөмей (xöömey), etc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ky͡ø.mej/, [ky͡ø̞.me̞j]
  • Hyphenation: күө‧мэй

Noun

күөмэй • (küömey)

  1. (anatomy) throat

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
  • күөмэйдьит (küömeyjit)
  • күөмэйдээх (küömeydeeq)
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