тумгытум

Alutor

Etymology

From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *tumɣə. Cognate with the chukchi term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtum.ɣə.tum/

Noun

тумгытум (tumɣətum) (dual тумгыт, plural тумгувви)

1. comrade, companion, friend

   гымнин тумгытум тэӈатыткын

   my friend is preparing fish

Related terms

• тумгин
• ӄэтумгын

References

Comparative Chukotko-Kamchatkan Dictionary by Michael D. Fortescue

Chukchi

Etymology

From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *tumɣə.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tumɣətum/

Noun

тумгытум (tumɣətum) (plural тумгыт)

1. friend, comrade, fellow, companion

   Тумгэ ы'ԓгу ныԓгыӄин Володя.

   The friends liked Volodya.

   Ӄаата тумгытум рэԓьугнин, ӄымэԓ-ым ӈирэргэри тырэнуӈынэт.

   The reindeer will find a fellow and so I will eat both of them.

2. spouse

   О’мрыӈана тумгытум ивнин.

   Omryna said to her husband.

   Эрмэчьэ инэнпиривнин эвиръэ тумгытум.

   The strong man took clothes for his wife.

3. assistant spirit

   Ӄэйӈун гынан ръэнут тумгу нинэԓгигыт?

   Whom do you usually take as an assistant spirit?

Koryak

Etymology

From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *tumɣə.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtum.ɣə.tum/

Noun

тумгытум (tumɣətum) (dual тумгыт, plural тумгу)

1. comrade, companion

Related terms

• йичг'амйитумгын
• ӄайтумгын
• мэлтумгын