урк

Nivkh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /urk/

Noun

урк (urk)

  1. (Amur) night

Synonyms

Nivkh dialectal forms of ышк (əšk, evening; night)
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GroupLocationWords
Southern SakhalinPoronaysk
Eastern SakhalinChaivoышк (ɯʃk)
Nyivoышк (ɯʃk)
Nogliki
Chir-unvdышк (ɯʃk)
Northern SakhalinKuegdaушк (uʃk)
Ten’giушк (uʃk), ур̌к (uřk)
Tyk
Trambausышк (ɯʃk), парɸ (parɸ)
AmurMen’shikovaур̌к (uřk)
Machlavoур̌к (uřk), урк (urk)
Chomiурк (urk)
Kol’-Nikol’skпаф (paf), уурк (uːrk)
Novo-Troitskoe
This table shows various dialectal forms in the Nivkh language. The classification is based on major dialectal groups.

Yaghnobi

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *wŕ̥kah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wŕ̥kas, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Cognate with Zazaki verg.

Noun

урк (urk)

  1. wolf