кӏант

Chechen

Alternative forms

• кӏанат (kʼanat) — Cheberloish dialect

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *ḳanat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʼant/

Noun

кӏант • (kʼant) class vb (plural кӏенти)

1. young man, boy

   Кху чохь кхо кӏант ву.

   Qu čoḥʳ qo kʼant vu.

   There are three boys in this room.

2. son

References

• Nichols, Johanna, Vagapov, Arbi (2004) “кӏант”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 337
• Zura Dotton, Ph.D, John Doyle Wagner, A Grammar of Chechen, p.55

Ingush

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *ḳanat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʼant/

Noun

кӏант • (kʼant) class vb

1. young man

References

• Nichols, Johanna B. (2004) “кӏант”, in Ingush–English and English–Ingush Dictionary, London and New York: Routledge, page 101