эриэн

Nanai

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *eri (“to breathe”), compare Evenki эрин (ərin).

Noun

эриэн (erien)

  1. breath

Yakut

Etymology

From Mongolic.

Adjective

эриэн • (erien)

  1. variegated
    Synonym: ала (ala, “piebald”)
    эриэн ынах ― erien ınaq ― mottled cow
  2. (by extension) changeable, fickle (mood, weather)

Derived terms
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.