по̄лям

Northern Mansi

Alternative forms

полим (polim) — Eastern Mansi, Lower Konda

Etymology

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Particularly: “Could be the past participle of the verb по̄люӈкве (pōlûňkwe).”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [poːlʲam]

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Adjective

по̄лям (pōlâm) (comparative по̄лямнув, superlative сяр по̄лям) (generally not comparable)(Sosva)

frozen
cold

References

“по̄лям”, in Northern Mansi-Hungarian dictionary, Tromsø: University of Tromsø, 2023
Afanasʹjeva, K. V., Sobjanina, S. A. (2012) “по̄лям”, in Školʹnyj mansijsko-russkij slovarʹ) [Mansi-Russian school dictionary], Khanty-Mansiysk: RIO IRO