Tuvan Talking Dictionary

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1. (машинаның дугуйундан) агаар үндүрер, 2. бакка сугар, бергедедир, 3. (баш дүгүн) чазар

[1. (mašinanyŋ dugujundan) agaar ündürer, 2. bakka sugar, bergededir, 3. (baš dügün) čazar] phr. v. let down

Speaker: Sasha

1. (чалалгаларны) тарадыр чоргузар, 2. (чыт) тарадыр

[1. (čalalgalarny) taradyr čorguzar, 2. (čyt) taradyr] phr. v. send out

Speaker: Sasha

1. ылавылаар, тодарадыр, тодаргайлаар, хынап көөр, 2. дугуржур, дугуржуп алыр

[1. ylavylaar, todaradyr, todargajlaar, khynap köör, 2. duguržur, duguržup alyr] v. qualify

Speaker: Sasha

азарлар ~ азар курбустулар ~ хоорлар

noun celestial bodies

ак-кускун

ак-кускун

noun phrase seagull

Example: Photo by aquacielo / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Laridae

алгы-кышкы

[algy-kyshky] n. outcry

Speaker: df

баха хам

noun phrase the definition of bad and weak shaman

Source: Simchit 2010, page 28

баштактаныры, баштак

[baštaktanyry, baštak] n. joke

Source: First edition

билир, билдилиг, мергежилдиг

[bilir, bildilig, mergežildig] a. able

Source: First edition

бир-бир

[bir-bir] adv. one at a time

Source: First edition

болчукчу, адвокат

[bolčukču, advokat] n. lawyer

Source: First edition

болчур, болчукчулаар

[bolčur, bolčukčulaar] v. defend

Source: First edition

генетиктиг

[genetiktig] adj. genetic

Speaker: Sasha

дадарар, дадара бээр

[dadarar, dadara beer] v. rust

Source: First edition

демдек ады

[demdek ady] n. adjective

Source: First edition

дөгерер

[dögerer] v. finish (complete, accomplish)

Source: First edition

дөгерер

[dögerer] v. slaughter (e.g., a sheep)

Source: First edition

ириир

[iriir] v. rot, decompose

Source: First edition, Speaker: First edition, df

кайда-даа

[kajda-daa] pro everywhere, anywhere

Source: First edition

калдар аастыг сарыглыг

noun phrase metaphorical name of a shaman’s drum

Source: Simchit 2010, page 49

камгалал

[kamgalal] n. protection

Speaker: Sasha

каттыштырары

[kattyštyrary] n. confluence

Source: First edition

кокон

[kokon] n. cocoon

Source: First edition

куску(м) келир

[kusku(m) kelir] v. vomit

Source: First edition

кускун

[kuskun] n. crow

Source: First edition

кызыгаарлаар

[kyzygaarlaar] v. abstain

Source: First edition

кышкы

[kyšky] a. winter

Source: First edition

кышкырар

[kyškyrar] v. call

Source: First edition

күшкүл

[küškül] n. hazel grouse

Source: First edition

магададыр

[magadadyr] n. daze

Source: First edition

мөнгуннелчек ак-кускун

мөнгуннелчек ак-кускун

noun phrase european herring gull

Example: Photo by thierrycordenos / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Larus argentatus

саадаары

[saadaary] n. delay

Source: First edition

сансара

noun Buddgist concept of six worlds

сулараар

[sularaar] v. itr., tr. relax

Source: First edition

сүүртүр

[süürtür] v. mend

Source: First edition

сөдүртүр

[södürtür] v. carry

Source: First edition

ужурларлыг

[užurlarlyg] adj. traditional

Speaker: Sasha

хоруглуг болур, хоругдалдыг болур

[khoruglug bolur, khorugdaldyg bolur] v. banned, be

Source: First edition

чагыртыр

[čagyrtyr] v. comply

Speaker: Sasha

чинчи

[činči] n. bead

Source: First edition

чугаалаар

[čugaalaar] v. tell, say

Source: First edition

чурууру

[čuruuru] n. image

Source: First edition

чыргырааш өдүрек

чыргырааш өдүрек

noun phrase mallard

Example: Photo by janems / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-SA via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Anas platyrhynchos

чөдүртүр

[čödürtür] v. cough

Source: First edition

шилчилге(ниң)

[šilčilge(niŋ)] a. intermediate

Source: First edition

ширбиил, ширбииш, туужуур

[širbiil, širbiiš, tuužuur] n. broom

Source: First edition

шыырак билиглиг

[šyyrak biliglig] a. adept

Source: First edition

эзир чүглүг бөөрт

noun phrase name of a type of shaman hat (literally a hat with eagle feathers)

Source: Simchit 2010, page 52,

экиртир, экирти эмнээр

[ekirtir, ekirti emneer] v. cure

Source: First edition

ялалаар

[jalalaar] v. Archaic. punish

Source: First edition

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