Northern Khanty

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Khanty *līl, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lewle. Cognates include Northern Mansi лылы (lyly) and Hungarian lélek.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ԓыԓ (łył) (Kazym)

  1. breath
  2. life
  3. soul
    Synonym: ис (is)

References

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  • Solovar, V. N. (2014) “ԓыԓ”, in Хантыйско-русский Словарь (казымский диалект) [Khanty-Russian Dictionary (Kazym Dialect)]‎[1], Khanty-Mansiysk: ООО «ФОРМАТ», →ISBN, page 168