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Nivkh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nivkh *ləɣ, *nəɣ (“rain”).
Regional variants of лых
| Sakhalin dialects
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| East Sakhalin
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ных, нух, лых
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| North Sakhalin
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лых
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| South Sakhalin
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нуф, ных
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| Amur dialects
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| Lower Amur
|
лых
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| Proto-forms
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| Proto-Nivkh
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*ləɣ, *nəɣ
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Noun
лых (ləx)
- (Amur) weather
- (Amur, North Sakhalin, East Sakhalin) rain
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Etymology 2
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Noun
лых (ləx)
- (Amur) floating harpoon used to catch seals