ziilitax̂

Aleut

Alternative forms

• ziliitax̂ (Western); siliitix̂ (Eastern)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian жиле́т (žilét, “vest”).

Pronunciation

• (Western) IPA^(key): /ˈziːlitaχ/

Noun

ziilitax̂

1. (Western) vest

References

• Bergsland, Knut (1994) Aleut Dictionary (Unangam Tunudgusii). An Unabridged Lexicon of the Aleutian, Pribilof, and Commander Islands Aleut Language‎^[1], Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, page 360
• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.