кадай

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *xātun (“queen, lady”). Cognate with Turkish kadın (“woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qaˈdaj/

Noun

кадай • (kaday) (definite accusative кадайны, plural кадайлар)

1. woman (adult female human)
2. wife

Synonyms

• херээжен (xereejen)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “woman”): эр (er), эр кижи (er kiji)
• (antonym(s) of “wife”): ашак (aşak)

See also

• кыс (kıs, “girl”)