покон

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Moksha[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown.

Noun[edit]

покон (pokən)

  1. (anatomy) navel

References[edit]

• V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN

Nanai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

  1. From Proto-Tungusic *puke, compare Evenki хукэ̄н (hukə̄n, crop), Ulch поко (craw, crop).
  2. Surely related to Common Turkic *bokak, *bukuk (crop, goitre), compare Uyghur پوقاق (poqaq, goitre).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pokon/, [ˈpʰɔ̙qɔ̙̃ː]

Noun[edit]

покон (pokon)

  1. lacrimal sac (upper end of a tear duct)