пʼеӄ

Nivkh

Etymology

From earlier *peq. Probably onomatopoeic, but compare also Manchu ᡶᡳᠣᡥᠠ (fioha, “chick”), Middle Korean 비〮육 (píyùk, “chick”) and Japanese 雛(ひよこ) (hiyoko, “chick”).

Noun

пʼеӄ (pʼeq)

  1. (zoology) hen
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