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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The Goldee boat was so much like a Gilyak one that I could see no difference.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace
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 Knox, Thomas Wallace
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 Knox, Thomas Wallace
A Russian traveler stopping one night in a Gilyak house discovered in the morning that his sledge was missing, and was gravely told that the spirit had taken it.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace
As I stood on the bank, a Gilyak boat came near me with a full cargo of salmon.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace
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