рылгылгын

Chukchi

Alternative forms

  • рылгытлыӈын (rəlɣətləŋən)

Etymology

From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *ðəlɣə (“finger”). Compare also Koryak йәлгәлӈән, Alutor тылгылӈын and Itelmen луфԓич.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rəlɣəlɣən/

Noun

рылгылгын (rəlɣəlɣən) (plural рылгыт)

  1. (anatomy) finger
  2. (anatomy) toe

References

  • Fortescue, Michael (2005) Comparative Chukotko-Kamchatkan dictionary (Trends in Linguistic Documentation; 23), Berlin – New York: de Gruyter, →ISBN.
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