Alutor edit

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Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *ɣəv(ɣəv), cognate with Chukchi выквын (wəkwən), Kerek уккуӈа (ukkuŋa), Itelmen вач (vač), and Koryak выввын (wəwwən).

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Noun edit

гывгыв (ɣəvɣəv) (dual гывгыт, plural гывгув'в'и)

  1. stone, rock

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *ɣəvəl.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

гывгыв (ɣəvɣəv)

  1. chisel
References edit

Fortescue D, Michael. (2005) Comparative Chukotko-Kamchatkan Dictionary