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