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кер̌ӄ

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Nivkh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nivkh *gerqŋ,[1] possibly deriving from *ge- (sea) + *herqŋ (side),[2] see эр̌ӄ (eřq).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ker̥q/, [ˈker̥˔q]

Noun

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кер̌ӄ (keřq)

  1. (Amur) sea
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See also

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  • тол (tol, body of water, sea)

References

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  1. ^ Fortescue, Michael (2016) Comparative Nivkh Dictionary, München: LINCOM, page 59
  2. ^ Robert Austerlitz (1959) Semantic components of pronoun systems: Gilyak, Word 15