Yakut

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Etymology

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From earlier kisi < *kiši, from Proto-Turkic *kiši (person). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰃𐰾𐰃 (kiši, person), Kyrgyz киши (kişi), Turkish kişi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ki.hi/, [ki̞.ɦi̞]

Noun

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киһи (kihi)

  1. a person; a human
    киһи тыла уоттааҕар абытайkihi tıla uottaağar abıtay(proverb) the human word (i.e. a rumor) burns more than fire
  2. someone
    манна киһи сылдьыбытmanna kihi sıljıbıtsomeone was here

Derived terms

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See also

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