эвес

Northern Altai

Etymology

From *эр (*er, “to be”) +‎ -ве (-ve, “negative suffix”) +‎ -с (-s). Cognate with Shor эбес (ebes), Kazakh емес (emes), Kyrgyz эмес (emes), Southern Altai эмес (emes), Uzbek emas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛˈβɛs/
• Hyphenation: э‧вес

Adverb

эвес • (eves)

1. is not

Synonyms

• эмес (emes)
• эбес (ebes)
• чок (čok)

References

• N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “эвес”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN

Tuvan

Alternative forms

• эмес (emes) (Mongolia)

Etymology

From *эр (*er, “to be”) +‎ -ве (-ve, “negative suffix”) +‎ -с (-s). Cognate with Shor эбес (ebes), Northern Altai эбес (ebes), эвес (eves), эмес (emes), Kazakh емес (emes), Kyrgyz эмес (emes), Southern Altai эмес (emes), Uzbek emas, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛˈβɛs/

Adverb

эвес • (eves)

1. is not

   Эки-даа багай-даа эвес. ― Eki-daa bagay-daa eves. ― It's neither good nor bad.

   хөй эвес ― xöy eves ― a few (literally, “not a lot”)

Antonyms

• -тыр (-tır)

Derived terms

• эвеспе (evespe)