икэдэй
Even
Etymology
From Proto-Tungusic *ikē- (“to sing; to sing obscene songs, blackguard”).[1] Cognate with Evenki икэ̄демӣ (ikə̄ʒemī, “to sing”), Manchu ᠶᡝᡴᡝᠮᠪᡳ (yekembi, “to sing obscene songs”), etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.kəː.dəj/
Verb
икэ̄дэй (ikə̄dəj)
- to sing
Related terms
- икэ̄ (ikə̄, “song”)
References
- Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*ikē-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill