эвын

Chukchi

Etymology

From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *æwən (“really”). Compare to Koryak эвын (evən) and Itelmen евун.

Adverb

эвын (ewən)

1. natural, real, permanent

   Ынӄэн выквыԓгын эвын ваԓьын ― This stone is natural

2. without fail, definitely

   Эвын ӄэйвэ (гым) трэеты ― I will definitely come

3. it appear so
4. already

References

• Fortescue, Michael (2005) Comparative Chukotko-Kamchatkan dictionary (Trends in Linguistic Documentation; 23), Berlin – New York: de Gruyter
• P.I. Inenlikej (1982) Словарь чукотско-русский и русско-чукотский [Dictionary Chukchi-Russian and Russian-Chukchi] Ленинград "Просвещение"