аангич

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Itelmen аʼӈичӽ (a'ngičch), of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate to Tundra Nenets ӈаʼʼӈо (nga"ngo, pochard, long-tailed duck) and Nivkh ауӈк (auŋk, type of duck).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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аа́нгич (aángičm anim (genitive аа́нгича, nominative plural аа́нгичи, genitive plural аа́нгичей)

  1. (dialectal, Kamchatka) long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)
    Synonyms: морянка (morjanka), саук (sauk)

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References

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  • Anikin, A. E. (2007) “аангич”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 1 (A – аяюшка), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 60