икки

Dolgan

Dolgan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : икки     Ordinal : иккис

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ẹk(k)i (“two”). Cognate with Yakut икки (ikki), Turkish iki, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ikˈki/

Numeral

икки • (ikki)

1. two

Yakut

Yakut cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : икки (ikki)     Ordinal : иккис (ikkis)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ẹk(k)i (“two”). Cognate with Dolgan икки, Turkish iki, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ikˈki/

Noun

икки • (ikki)

1. pair

   Synonym: паара (paara)

   иккиттэн биирэ ― ikkitten biire ― one of the two

Numeral

икки • (ikki)

1. two

   икки аҥы ― ikki añı ― into two parts, into two halves (see also аҥар (añar, “half”))

Derived terms

• игирэ (igire, “twin”)
• иккиэн (ikkien, “together”)
• иккитэ (ikkite, “twice”)
• икки сирэй буол (ikki sirey buol, “to be two-faced (hypocritical, duplicitous)”)

Postposition

икки • (ikki)

1. between

   кинилэр икки ― kiniler ikki ― between them (animate)

2. ... икки ... икки — both ... and ...

   Synonym: ардыгар (ardıgar)

   ийэ икки аҕа икки ― iye ikki ağa ikki ― both the mother and the father

Usage notes

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Derived terms

• икки арда (ikki arda, “(n.) gap, distance, (postp.) between”)
• икки ардыгар (ikki ardıgar, “between”)
  • ити икки ардыгар (iti ikki ardıgar) or ол икки ардыгар (ol ikki ardıgar), both meaning "meanwhile"