ketmen

See also: kətmən

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kētmen, derivation of Proto-Turkic *kēt- (to indent, notch, crack). Cognate to Turkmen kätmen, Azerbaijani kətmən and Turkish gedmen.

Pronunciation

  • (Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key): /kʰe(ʰ)men/

Noun

ketmen

  1. hoe, cantoman

References

  • Dwyer, Arienne M. (2007), “kehmen”, in Salar: A Study in Inner Asian Language Contact Processes: Part I: Phonology[1], 1st edition, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 254
  • 马伟 (Ma Wei); 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016), “kemen, ketman”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 277