айзӈ

Nivkh

Etymology

From Tungusic, compare Manchu ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨ (aisin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ajzŋ/

Noun

айзӈ (ajzŋ)

1. (East Sakhalin, Nogliki) gold

Related terms

• айс (ajs) (Amur, West Sakhalin)
• айзаӈ (ajzaŋ) (Nogliki)
• айсан (ajsan) (South Sakhalin)

References

• Č. M. Taksami, editor (1996), Нивхско-русский и русско-нивхский словарь [Nivkh-Russian and Russian-Nivkh dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Просвещение, →ISBN, page 9