тиркытир
Chukchi
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *tiðkə(tið). Cognate with Alutor титкытит (titkətit).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editтиркытир (tirkətir) (plural тиркыт)
- sun
- Ынан вытку ԓьунин тиркытир, ӈаргынэн.
- For the first time he saw the sun, the universe.
Antonyms
edit- йъиԓгын (jʺiḷgyn, “moon”)
Further reading
editComparative Chukotko-Kamchatkan Dictionary by Michael D. Fortescue