лыӈч

Itelmen

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Chukotkan. Compare with Chukchi линлиӈ (linliŋ), Koryak лиӈлиӈ (liŋliŋ), Kerek лиӈлиӈ (liŋliŋ) and Alutor лиӈлиӈ (liŋliŋ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliŋt͡ʃ/

Noun

лыӈч (lîŋč) (plural лыӈэʔн)

  1. heart

References

  • Volodin, Aleksandr P. (2021) Chikako Ono, editor, Полный ительменско-русский словарь [A comprehensive Itelmen–Russian dictionary] (Studies in Linguistic Anthropology)‎[1] (in Russian), St. Petersburg, Fürstenberg / Havel: Institute of Linguistic Studies; Verlag der Kulturstiftung Sibirien, SEC Publications, →ISBN, page 150

Further reading

  • Volodin, Aleksandr P. (1989) Cловарь ительменско-русский и русско-ительменский [Itelmen-Russian and Russian-Itelmen Dictionary], Leningrad: Prosveshenie, →ISBN, page 48.