чангыт

Russian

Etymology

The word is attested in Evenki (meaning a highwayman) and Even (meaning a legendary people, who lived at the Sea of Okhotsk before Evens).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪnˈɡɨt]

Noun

чангы́т • (čangýt) m anim (genitive чангы́та, nominative plural чангы́ты, genitive plural чангы́тов, feminine *чангы́тка)

  1. (dated, Siberia) highwayman (especially in Taimyr area)

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Descendants

  • ? Chukchi: танӈытан (a European or Koryak person)
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