нохо

Tundra Nenets

Ноха.

Etymology

From Proto-Samoyedic *nokå, from Proto-Uralic *ńukśe (“marten”). Cognates include Hungarian nyuszt (“marten”) and Udmurt низь (nizʹ, “marten”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoxo/

Noun

нохо • (noxo)

1. arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)

References

• A. P. Pyrerka and N. M. Tereshenko, editors (1948) Русско-Ненецкий словарь [Russian-Nenets dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, page 190