дьахтар

Yakut

Etymology

Possibly from an Iranian source, compare Persian دختر (doxtar, daughter, girl). If true, it would make this word cognate with English daughter. Also note Tocharian A ckācar and Tocharian B tkācer, both meaning "daughter".

Compare Dolgan дьактар.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɟ͡ʝɑ̽q.tɑ̽r]
  • Hyphenation: дьах‧тар

Noun

дьахтар • (jaqtar)

  1. woman, female
    Hypernym: улахан (ulaqan, adult)
  2. (colloquial) wife (cf. Eng. woman)

Declension

Irregular plural form дьахталлар (jaqtallar).

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Hyponyms

Coordinate terms

  • эр (er, man, male, husband)

Derived terms