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Tundra Nenets
Etymology
From Proto-Samoyedic *tejə.
Pronunciation
Adjective
тей • (tyey°)
- yesterday's
- тей яля ― tyey° yalya ― yesterday (literally, “yesterday's day”)
References
- Pyrerka, A. P., Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, page 46
- N. M. Tereschenko (2005) “тей”, in Словарь ненецко-русский и русско-ненецкий, 3rd edition, Saint Petersburg: Просвещение, →ISBN
Tuvan
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *tepe.
Noun
тей • (tey) (definite accusative , plural )
- hill