кимзә
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Kalmyk
[edit]Cyrillic | Clear Script |
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кимзә (kimzä) | ᡍᡄᡏᠴᡄᡃ(kemzē) |
Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. By surface analysis, кем (kem, “measure”) + зә (zä, a nominal suffix); /e/ > /i/ shift is thus unexpected. Probably related to кемҗән (kemjän), which is a cognate of Mongolian хэмжээ (xemžee).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]кимзә • (kimzä) (plural кимзәс)
- ruler (a measuring device)
- scale (a system of measurements)
- scale (a line on a measuring device)
- термометрин кимзә ― termometrin kimzä ― thermometer scale
- scale (a line on a measuring device)
References
[edit]- Muniev, B. D. (1977) “кимзә”, in Калмыцко-русский словарь [Kalmyk–Russian dictionary], Moscow: Издательство "Русский язык", page 301