тиркытир

Chukchi

Etymology

From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *tiðkə(tið). Cognate with Alutor титкытит (titkətit).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tirkətir]

Noun

тиркытир (tirkətir) (plural тиркыт)

1. sun

   Ынан вытку ԓьунин тиркытир, ӈаргынэн.

   For the first time he saw the sun, the universe.

Antonyms

• йъиԓгын (jʺiḷgyn, “moon”)

Further reading

Comparative Chukotko-Kamchatkan Dictionary by Michael D. Fortescue