лых

Nivkh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɤx/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nivkh *ləɣ, *nəɣ (“rain”).

Regional variants of лых
Sakhalin dialects
East Sakhalin ных, нух, лых
North Sakhalin лых
South Sakhalin нуф, ных
Amur dialects
Lower Amur лых
Proto-forms
Proto-Nivkh *ləɣ, *nəɣ

Noun

лых (ləx)

  1. (Amur) weather
  2. (Amur, North Sakhalin, East Sakhalin) rain
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • лыхайс (ləxajs, “raincoat”) (Amur)
  • лыхайр̌ (ləxajř, “raincoat”) (East Sakhalin)

Etymology 2

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Noun

лых (ləx)

  1. (Amur) floating harpoon used to catch seals
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