эргыԓьын

Chukchi

Etymology

From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *eðɣə (“light”). Compare to Koryak нэчгыӄэн (nečgəqen) and Itelmen атхлаӽ.

Adjective

эргыԓьын (erɣəɬʔən)

1. bright (about day, morning)

   Игыр ратвагъа эргыԓьын инъыӈит ― It will be a bright morning today

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"