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Chukchi
Etymology
From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *ðəlɣə (“finger”). Compare also Koryak йәлгәлӈән, Alutor тылгылӈын and Itelmen луфԓич.
Pronunciation
Noun
рылгылгын (rəlɣəlɣən) (plural рылгыт)
- (anatomy) finger
- (anatomy) toe
References
- Fortescue, Michael (2005) Comparative Chukotko-Kamchatkan dictionary (Trends in Linguistic Documentation; 23), Berlin – New York: de Gruyter, →ISBN.