Nanai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tungusic *ʒabda, compare Even дябда (ʒaʙda), Manchu ᠵᠠᠪᠵᠠᠨ (jabjan).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒabd͡ʒã/
  • Hyphenation: дяб‧дян

Noun

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дябдян (ʒabʒan)

  1. grass snake

References

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  • S. N. Onenko (1980) “дябдян”, in V. A. Avrorina, editor, Нанайско-русский словарь [Nanai-Russian dictionary], Русский язык