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Northern Yukaghir
Etymology
From Proto-Yukaghir *er-
Interjection
эрэй (erej)
- conveys pain
Synonyms
References
- Nikolaeva, Irina (2006) A Historical Dictionary of Yukaghir (Trends in Linguistics Documentation; 25), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 163
- Kurilov, Гаврил (2001) Юкагирско-русский словарь, Novosibirsk: Nauka
Yakut
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Mongolic, ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *eregü (“torture”). Compare Mongolian эрүү (erüü).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /eɾej/
Noun
эрэй • (erey)
- hard work, toil, torture
- hardship, misery, suffering
- difficulty, anxiety
эрэй диэтэҕиҥ!- erey dieteğiñ!
- oh, how awful!
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Mongolic.
Verb
эрэй • (erey)
- (transitive) to count on, to wait for, to expect
- See synonyms at күүт (küüt).
References
- Pekarskij, E. K. (1959) “эрэй”, in Словарь якутского языка [Yakut Dictionary] (in Russian), volume I, a reprint of the original thirteen fascicles appearing 1907–1930, Moscow: Academy Press, column 279