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