ытык

Nivkh

Noun

ытык (ətək) (plural ытыкху)

1. (Amur) father (male parent)
2. (Amur) uncle
3. (Amur) brother of the husband of one's aunt (specifically of one's mother's sister)
4. (Amur) brother-in-law (sister's husband)
5. (Amur) brother of the husband of the sister of one's father-in-law (specifically of one's wife's father)

Synonyms

• ытк (ətk)

Yakut

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *ïduk (“sacred”).

Adjective

ытык • (ıtık)

1. sacrificial, sacred

Noun

ытык • (ıtık)

1. victim
2. (religion, by extension) sacrifice, something sacred

Derived terms

• ытыктаа (ıtıktaa, “to honour, to respect”)

Etymology 2

From ытый (ıtıy).

Noun

ытык • (ıtık)

1. tool for churning butter