луига

Chuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Yukaghir *lyŋkə. Cognates include Omok ланго (lango).

Noun

луига (luiga)

1. rain

References

• Ferdinand von Wrangel (1841) Прибавленія къ путешествію по сѣвернымъ берегамъ Сибири и Ледовитому Морю [Supplements to the adventure along the northern shores of Siberia and the Arctic Ocean] (in Russian), volume 2, Saint Petersburg, page 120