Gilyak

American  

[gil-yahk, gil-yahk] / ˈgɪl yɑk, gɪlˈyɑk /

noun

1. Nivkh.

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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

I was told that since the Russian settlement of the Amoor the Gilyak dogs have degenerated, in consequence of too much familiarity with Muscovite canines.

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

The name Amoor was given by the Russians, and is considered a corruption of the Gilyak word.

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

One of these bear-festivals was witnessed by the Russian traveller L. von Schrenck and his companions at the Gilyak village of Tebach in January 1856.

From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir