кай

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Komi-Permyak[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Uralic *käjɜ

Noun[edit]

кай (kaj)

  1. bird

Further reading[edit]

Southern Altai[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kad.

Noun[edit]

кай (kay)

  1. overtone singing

References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *ka-.

Pronoun[edit]

кай (kay)

  1. why, where (to)
  2. what, which

References[edit]

  • Levitskaja, L. S., Dybo, A. V., Rassadin, V. I. (1997) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume 5, Moscow: Jazyki russkoj kulʹtury, page 191 pages
  • Čumakajev A. E., editor (2018), “кай”, in Altajsko-russkij slovarʹ [Altaic–Russian Dictionary], Gorno-Altaysk: NII altaistiki im. S.S. Surazakova, →ISBN

Udi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Aghwan 𐕣𐔰𐔴𐕎 (kaen, dawn).

Noun[edit]

кай (kaj) (Vartashen)

  1. dawn, morning

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Further reading[edit]

  • Gukasjan, Vorošil (1974) “кай”, in Удинско-азербайджанско-русский словарь [Udi–Azerbaijani–Russian Dictionary]‎[1], Baku: Academy Press, page 131