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Nanai
Etymology
From Proto-Tungusic *eKe, compare Evenki экин (əkin).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əɡə/
- Hyphenation: э‧гэ
Noun
эгэ (ege)
- elder sister
- Used to address a woman of an older age: ma'am
References
- S. N. Onenko (1980) “эгэ”, in V. A. Avrorina, editor, Нанайско-русский словарь [Nanai-Russian dictionary], Русский язык
Yakut
Etymology
See also эт (et).
Adverb
эгэ • (ege)
- even (intensifies the following phrase)
- эгэ бүгүн кэлиэ дуо? ― ege bügün kelie duo? ― isn't he even going to come today?