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

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

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 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

There was an annual fair at the Gilyak village of Pul, below Mariensk, and this was made the center of commerce.

From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace

Thus, for example, it is thought that if a Gilyak falls in combat with a bear, his soul transmigrates into the body of the beast.

From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir