Названия серой куропатки (Perdix perdix) в удмуртских диалектах
The Names of the Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) in Udmurt Dialects

Summary/Abstract: The Udmurt dialectal designations of the grey partridge (Perdix perdix) are discussed from a language geographical point of view. Their areal distribution is outlined, the derivational structure of the names is analyzed, the etymological characteristics of their components are given and the basic naming principles are identified. All names, with the exception of с'ала, are formed by two lexemes. The most productive pattern of word formation is a compound ”adjective + noun”. The names of the grey partridge are characterized by the semantic models ’field hen’, ’wild hen’, ’field hazel grouse’, ’hazel grouse hen’, ’forest hen’. The explored names date from the period of independent development of Udmurt. The most frequently recorded lexical variants in dialects are луткурэг, кырc'ала, кыркурэг.

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