эриэн

Nanai

Etymology

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

Noun

эриэн (erien)

breath

Yakut

Etymology

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Adjective

эриэн • (erien)

variegated
эриэн ынах
erien ınaq
mottled cow

Synonym: ала (ala, “piebald”)
(by extension) changeable, fickle (mood, weather)

Derived terms

эриэн үөн (erien üön, “snake”)

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