ӄитаӄит

Alutor

Ӄитаӄит

Etymology

From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *qetaqet (“Siberian salmon”). Cognate with Chukchi ӄэтаӄэт (qetaqet).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qiˈta.qit/

Noun

ӄитаӄит (qitaqit) (dual ӄитат, plural ӄитав'в'и)

1. Hucho taimen, the siberian salmon

   Юнатыткын ӄитаӄит в'аямык.

   The siberian salmon lives in rivers.

   Макмитын гымнан ӄитаӄит.

   I shall take the taimen.

See also

• (as food) тав'г'ал
• ъынныъын

References

• Michael Fortescue, Comparative Chukotko-Kamchatkan Dictionary
• Koryak-Chukchi Topical Dictionary

Kerek

Etymology

From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *qetaqet (“Siberian salmon”). Cognate with Chukchi ӄэтаӄэт (qetaqet).

Noun

ӄитаӄит (qitaqit)

1. Siberian salmon