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Etymology
From Tungusic, compare Manchu ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨ (aisin).
Pronunciation
Noun
айс (ajs)
- (Amur, West Sakhalin) gold
- айзӈ (ajzŋ) (East Sakhalin, Nogliki)
- айзаӈ (ajzaŋ) (Nogliki)
- айсан (ajsan) (South Sakhalin)
References
- Č. M. Taksami, editor (1996), Нивхско-русский и русско-нивхский словарь, Saint Petersburg: Просвещение, →ISBN, page 9