кэҕэ
Yakut
editEtymology
editOnomatopoeic, as in virtually every language (for example English cuckoo) where this bird is known.
Noun
editкэҕэ • (keğe)
- cuckoo, especially the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
- кэҕэ этэр ― keğe eter ― the cuckoo calls
- its characteristic two-note call
Derived terms
edit- арҕас кэҕэтэ (arğas keğete, “the first thoracic vertebra (T1)”)
- кэҕэ кулгааҕа (keğe kulgaağa, “hellebore”)