Even

See also: even, éven, and even-

English

Etymology

From Russian Эве́нский (Evénskij), from эвэн (evɛn), of Tungusic origin. Compare Evenki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈvɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Proper noun

Even

1. A Tungusic language spoken by the Evens in Siberia and the Russian Far East.

Synonyms

• Lamut (former name)

Translations

language

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 埃文語 / 埃文语 (Āiwényǔ), 鄂溫語 / 鄂温语 (Èwēnyǔ)

• Dutch: eveens
• Even: эвэды торэн (əwədi torən), эвэды төрэн (əwədi törən)
• Finnish: eveni (fi)
• French: évène (fr)
• German: Ewenisch n (die ewenische Sprache)
• Japanese: エヴェン語 (Even Go)
• Norwegian:

  Nynorsk: evensk

• Russian: эве́нский (ru) (evénskij)
• Slovak: evenčina
• Turkish: evence
• Ukrainian: еве́нська (evénsʹka)

Noun

Even (plural Evens)

1. An ethnic Even: a member of an indigenous people living in Siberia and the Russian Far East.

Synonyms

• Lamut (former name)

Translations

ethnic Even

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 埃文人 (zh) (Āiwénrén), 鄂溫人 / 鄂温人 (Èwēnrén)

• Chukchi: ӄаарамкын (qaaramkyn)
• Even: эвэн (əwən), эвэсэл pl (əwəsəl)
• Finnish: eveeni
• French: Évène (fr) m or f
• German: Ewene (de) m, Ewenin (de) f
• Japanese: エヴェン (ja) (Even)
• Northern Yukaghir: эрпэйэ (erpeje)
• Russian: эве́н (ru) (evén), эве́ны (ru) pl (evény)
• Southern Yukaghir: эрпэйэ (erpeje)
• Turkish: even (tr)
• Ukrainian: еве́н (evén)
• Yakut: эвен (even)

References

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Even”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Even, eve ⁠

Anagrams

• Neve, eevn, neve, névé

Norwegian

Proper noun

Even

1. a male given name, variant of Eivind