айваԓ

Chukchi

Alternative forms

• айваԓнотанот (ajwaɬnotanot)

Etymology

From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *ajval (“lee side”)

Noun

айваԓ (ajwaɬ)

1. alee

   Ы'ттъыт ӄыквутгынэт айваԓык ― Tie up the dogs to the lee side

2. south

   Айваԓык коԓё вынэ номычьатӄэн ― It's very warm in the south.

References

• Fortescue, Michael (2005) Comparative Chukotko-Kamchatkan dictionary (Trends in Linguistic Documentation; 23), Berlin – New York: de Gruyter
• P.I. Inenlikej (1982) Словарь чукотско-русский и русско-чукотский [Dictionary Chukchi-Russian and Russian-Chukchi] Ленинград "Просвещение"