кета

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Nanai кета (kjeta), кэта (keta); attested 1755.

Pronunciation

  • ке́та: IPA(key): [ˈkʲetə]
  • кета́: IPA(key): [kʲɪˈta]

Noun

ке́та or кета́ • (kéta or ketáf anim (genitive ке́ты or кеты́, uncountable, relational adjective ке́товый or кето́вый)

  1. chum salmon, Siberian salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)

Declension

References

  • Shansky, N. M., editor (1982), “кета”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 8 (К), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 123