Chukchi

See also: chukchi

English

Etymology

From Russian чу́кчи (čúkči), plural of чу́кча (čúkča), derived from Chukchi [script needed] (chauchu), meaning "rich in reindeer".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃukt͡ʃiː/

Adjective

Chukchi (not comparable)

1. Relating to or coming from Chukotka.

Translations

relating to Chukotka

• Danish: tjuktisk
• Finnish: tšuktši- (fi), tšuktšien (fi)
• French: tchouktche (fr)
• Hungarian: csukcs (hu)
• Polish: czukocki (pl) m
• Russian: чуко́тский (ru) (čukótskij)
• Ukrainian: чукотський (čukotsʹkyj)

Noun

Chukchi (plural Chukchis or Chukchi)

1. A person belonging to the Chukchi nation native to the Chukotka peninsula.

Translations

person

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 楚科奇人 (Chukēqí rén)

• Chukchi: ԓыгъоравэтԓьан (ḷygʺoravėtḷʹan), чувчеӈ (čuvčeṇ)
• Danish: tjuktisk
• Esperanto: ĉukĉano
• Finnish: tšuktši (fi)
• French: Tchouktche (fr) m or f
• German: Tschuktsche (de) m, Tschuktschin (de) f
• Hungarian: csukcs (hu)
• Ingrian: cukca
• Japanese: チュクチ人 (Chukuchi-jin)
• Lithuanian: čiukčis m, čiukčė f
• Polish: Czukcza (pl) m
• Russian: чу́кча (ru) m or f (čúkča), чу́кчи (ru) pl (čúkči)
• Spanish: chucoto m, chucota f
• Swedish: tjuktjer (sv) c

Proper noun

Chukchi

1. (uncountable) A Paleosiberian language spoken by Chukchi people in the easternmost extremity of Siberia, mainly in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.

Synonyms

• Luoravetlan, Chukot, Chukcha

Derived terms

• Chukchi-Koryak

 

Related terms

• Chukotka
• Chukchi Sea

Translations

language

• Catalan: txuktxi
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 楚科奇語 / 楚科奇语 (Chukēqí yǔ)

• Chukchi: ԓыгъоравэтԓьэн йиԓыйиԓ (ḷygʺoravėtḷʹėn jiḷyjiḷ)
• Danish: tjuktisk
• Esperanto: ĉukĉa
• Finnish: tšuktši (fi)
• French: tchouktche (fr) m
• German: Tschuktschisch (de) n
• Hungarian: csukcs (hu)
• Japanese: チュクチ語 (Chukuchi-go)
• Korean: 축치어 (Chukchi-eo)
• Lithuanian: čiukčių kalba (lt)
• Norwegian:

  Nynorsk: tsjuktsjisk

• Polish: język czukocki (pl) m
• Portuguese: chukchi m
• Russian: чуко́тский язы́к (ru) m (čukótskij jazýk), чуко́тский (ru) m (čukótskij)
• Slovak: čukotčina
• Slovene: čukotščina
• Sorbian:

  Upper Sorbian: čukčišćina

• Spanish: chucoto m
• Swedish: tjuktjiska (sv)
• Turkish: çukçice
• Ukrainian: чукотський (čukotsʹkyj)

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Chukchi, ckt ⁠