ябта

Tundra Nenets

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samoyedic *jəptå.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jəbtʌ]
• Hyphenation: яб‧та

Noun

я̆бта • (yăbta)

1. moisture

Etymology 2

From Proto-Samoyedic *jåptå.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɐbtʌ]
• Hyphenation: яб‧та

Adjective

ябта • (yabta) (comparative ябтарка)

1. thin

Etymology 3

From яб (yab°, “luck”) +‎ -та (-ta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jabtʌ]
• Hyphenation: яб‧та

Noun

я̄бта • (yābta)

1. lucky person

Adjective

я̄бта • (yābta) (comparative я̄бтарка)

1. lucky

Synonyms

• ябсавэй (yabsawey°)

References

• Pyrerka, A. P., Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, page 278
• N. M. Tereschenko (2005) Словарь ненецко-русский и русско-ненецкий, 3rd edition, Saint Petersburg: Просвещение, →ISBN, page 172