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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gilyak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gilyak
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Nivkh

Dated

name

Nivkh

Dated

Etymology

From Russian гиляк (giljak), from a word in a Tungusic language, гилэ (gilɛ, “boat”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: гиляк, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Gilyaks (plural)

Questions

What does gilyak mean?
Nivkh
Where does gilyak come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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