нохо

Tundra Nenets
Ноха.

Etymology

From Proto-Samoyedic *nokå, from Proto-Uralic *ńukśe (“marten”). Cognates include Hungarian nyuszt (“marten”) and Udmurt низь (ňiź, “marten”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnoxo/

Noun

нохо • (noxo)

  1. arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)

References
  • A. P. Pyrerka and N. M. Tereshenko, editors (1948) Русско-Ненецкий словарь [Russian-Nenets dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, page 190
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