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 үөрэqoy üörea herd of sheep
    Synonym: бараан (baraan)

Derived terms

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