тиркытир
Chukchi
Etymology
From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *tiðkə(tið). Cognate with Alutor титкытит (titkətit).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tirkətir]
Noun
тиркытир (tirkətir) (plural тиркыт)
- sun
- Ынан вытку ԓьунин тиркытир, ӈаргынэн.
- For the first time he saw the sun, the universe.
Antonyms
- йъиԓгын (jʺiḷgyn, “moon”)
Further reading
Comparative Chukotko-Kamchatkan Dictionary by Michael D. Fortescue