тиркытир
Chukchi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *tiðkə(tið). Cognate with Alutor титкытит (titkətit).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
тиркытир (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 edit
Comparative Chukotko-Kamchatkan Dictionary by Michael D. Fortescue