Gilyak
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Gilyak
< Russian gilyák; of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to Nivkh (Amur dial.) kil a name for neighboring Tungusic peoples (with the Russ noun suffix -( y ) ak, as in sibiryák a Siberian)
Example Sentences
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We saw many Gilyak boats descending the river with the current or struggling to ascend it.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
Among the Gilyaks the Bear is dressed after death in full Gilyak costume and 98seated on a bench of honour.
From Ancient Art and Ritual by Jane Ellen Harrison
A Gilyak gentleman does not permit fire carried into or out of his house, not even in a pipe.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
The southern one, near which we passed, is called Cape Pronge, and has a Gilyak village at its base.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
While we took wood at a Gilyak village I embraced the opportunity to visit the aboriginals.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
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