Northern Yukaghir edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Yukaghir *ile, compare Omok -ilelem, a common wanderwort across Eurasia, see Mongolian ил (il, fawn).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

илэ (ile)

  1. reindeer

Yakut edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Mongolian ил (il, out in the open).

Adverb edit

илэ (ile)

  1. explicitly, openly
    Antonym: уоран (uoran, secretly)
  2. in reality

Derived terms edit

See also edit