исавэй

Tundra Nenets

Etymology

From ӣ (yī, “mind”) +‎ -савэй (-sawey°).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jiːsʌwæj(ə̥)]
  • Hyphenation: и‧са‧вэ̇й

Adjective

ӣсавэй • (yīsawey°) (comparative ӣсавэярка)

  1. intelligent

References
  • N. M. Tereschenko (1965) “исавэй”, in Ненецко-русский словарь, Moscow: Советская Энциклопедия
  • Irina Nikolaeva (2014) A Grammar of Tundra Nenets, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, →ISBN, page 32
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