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Etymology
From Proto-Tungusic *xa- (“interrogative stem”). Cognate with Orok xai (“what”).
Compared to Proto-Turkic *ka- (“interrogative stem”), Proto-Mongolic *ka- (“interrogative stem”), Kazakh қай (qai, “which”), Yakut хайа (qaya, “what”). See also Mongolian хаана (xaana, “where”), Kazakh қайда (qaida, “where”), Kazakh қашан (qaşan, “when”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ᠠᡳ • (ai)
- (interrogative) what
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