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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qan/

Noun

ӄан (qan)

  1. (Amur, North Sakhalin) dog
  • ӄанӈ (qanŋ) (East Sakhalin, South Sakhalin)
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