ӄураӈа

Alutor

Ӄураӈа

Etymology

From ӄура +‎ -ӈа. Ultimately from Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *qora. Compare Kerek ӄуйаӄуй (qujaquj), Koryak ӄояӈа (qojaŋa) and Chukchi ӄораӈы (qoraŋə).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /quˈra.ŋa/

Noun

ӄураӈа (quraŋa) (dual ӄурат, plural ӄурав'в'и, female form в'инӄур)

1. (male) domestic reindeer

   Ӄымавынак налаъткынгыт гынанны кылгатыткынав'в'и ӄурав'в'и.

   Qamav sees you are harnessing reindeers.

Derived terms

• яваӄур
• ӄуратг'ул
• ӄураналгын

Related terms

• ӄаюю
• сымӈа

See also

• ъылв'ан

References

• Mel'čuk A, Igor. (1932) Aspects of the Theory of Morphology: 3 (33) a
• Mel'čuk A, Igor. (1986) The dualizer and pluralizers in the alutor verb: 2 (7) a-b
• Koryak-Chukchi Topical Dictionary (2005-2007): quraŋa