хой

Andi

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Northeast Caucasian *χːHwеje.

Noun

хой (xoj)

  1. dog

Khakas

Etymology

From Old Turkic koñ, from Proto-Turkic.

Noun

хой • (xoy)

  1. sheep

Tundra Nenets

Хой (1).
Хой (2).

Etymology

From Proto-Samoyedic *koəjə. Cognates include Nganasan куәде and Forest Nenets кой.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxojə/

Noun

хой • (xoy°)

  1. mountain
  2. hill

References

  • A. P. Pyrerka and N. M. Tereshenko, editors (1948) Русско-Ненецкий словарь [Russian-Nenets dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, pages 60, 300
  • Irina Nikolaeva (2014) A Grammar of Tundra Nenets, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, →ISBN, page 35

Tuvan

Etymology

From Common Turkic *qoy (“sheep”), from Proto-Turkic.

Noun

хой • (xoy) (definite accusative хойну, plural хойлар)

  1. sheep

Yakut

Etymology

See the Khakas and Tuvan entries above.

Noun

хой • (qoy)

  1. sheep, ram
    хой үөрэ ― qoy üöre ― a herd of sheep
    Synonym: бараан (baraan)

Derived terms

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