betsch

== Pumpokol == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *betʲ (“falling snow”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛt͡ʃ/ === Noun === bẽtsch (plural unknown) snow ==== Usage notes ==== Although glossed simply as 'snow' (Schnee), most likely referred to falling snow, as can be construed from cognate terms in Ket (Ket беʼт (beˀd)) and Yug (Yug беʼть (беˀtʲ)). === References === === Further reading === Портфель Миллера in Russian state archives, folio 199. Werner, Heinrich K. (2005), Die Jenissej-Sprachen des 18. Jahrhunderts (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz KG, →ISBN, page 179