игирэ
Yakut
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *ikire, itself a reborrowing from Proto-Turkic *ẹk(k)iŕ. Thus cognate with Yakut икки (ikki, “two”).
Adjective
игирэ • (igire)
- twin
- игирэ уолаттар ― igire uolattar ― twin boys
Noun
игирэ • (igire)
- twin
- игирэ аҥара ― igire aŋara ― one of two twins
Coordinate terms
- аҥар (aŋar, “half, one of a pair”)
- сүппүт аҥар (süppüt aŋar, “vanishing twin”)