иманна

Evenki

Alternative forms

• иманра (imanra) — Tugur-Chumikan
• иманда (imanda) — Sym, North Baikal, Tugur-Chumikan, Uchur-Zeya
• эманда (əmanda) — Uchur-Zeya, Ayan-Mai
• иман (iman) — Sym

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *ximansa, compare Manchu ᠨᡳᠮᠠᠩᡤᡳ (nimanggi), Nanai симана (simana), Nanai симата (simata), Oroqen ɪmana.

Noun

иманна • (imanna)

1. snow

Derived terms

• иманнамӣ (imannamī, “to be covered with snow, to fall (of snow)”)
• иманнама (imannama, “snowy, snow-made”)