Tuvan Talking Dictionary

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дэндии

[dendii] adv. very

Speaker: df

дээвиир

[deeviir] n. ceiling

Source: First edition

дээвиир

[deeviir] n. lid

Source: First edition

дээвир

[deevir] n. lid

Source: First edition

дээди, үстүкү

[deedi, üstükü] adj. supreme

Speaker: Sasha

дээк

[deek] n. lock

Source: First edition

дээлдиген

дээлдиген

noun black kite

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

Scientific name: Milvus migrans

дээлдигэн

[deeldigen] n. kite

Speaker: df

дээм

[deem] adv. just

Speaker: df

дээм чаагы

[deem čaagy] adj. recent

Speaker: Sasha

дээр

[deer] n. sky

Source: First edition

дээр

[deer] v. concern

Source: First edition

дээр

[deer] v. touch

Source: First edition

дээр

noun sky

Speaker: Simchit 2010, page 83

дээр дагыыр

verb phrase the cult ritual of worshiping (asking for blessing) the sky

Speaker: Simchit 2010, page 83

дээр уктуг хамнар

noun phrase shamans of the sky origin

Speaker: Simchit 2010, page 82

дээр хаяазы

[deer khajaazy] n. horizon

Source: First edition

дээр хаяазы, горизонт

[deer khajaazy, gorizont] n. horizon

Source: First edition

дээр, дээптер

[deer, deepter] v. touch

Source: First edition

дээрбе

[deerbe] n. mill

Source: First edition

дээрбедээр

дээрбедээр

[deerbedeer] v. grind grain with millstone

Source: First edition

дээрбедээр

[deerbedeer] v. rob

Source: First edition

дээрбедээр

[deerbedeer] v. 1. rob 2. grind grain with millstone

Source: First edition

дээрбек

[deerbek] n. circle

Source: First edition

дээрбек

[deerbek] a. circle, circular

Source: First edition

дээрбек

[deerbek] n. ring

Source: First edition

дээрбек

noun ring (iron), accessory of the shaman’s costume

Speaker: Simchit 2010, page 54

дээрбек дүңгүр

noun phrase a round shaman’s drum

Speaker: Simchit 2010, page 48

дээрбек дүңгүр

noun phrase a round tambourine

Speaker: Simchit 2010, page 48

дээрбелээр

[deerbeleer] v. grind

Source: First edition

дээрбечи

[deerbeči] n. bandit

Source: First edition

дээрги

[deergi] n. gentleman

Source: First edition

дээрден күзүңгү дүжүрер

verb phrase mysthical ritual of getting a shaman mirror down from the sky

Speaker: Simchit 2010, page 58

дээре

[deere] adj. superior

Speaker: Sasha

дээре

[deere] a. better, best

Source: First edition

дээре деп бодаар

[deere dep bodaar] v. prefer

Source: First edition

дээре деп бодаар, дээре деп санаар

[deere dep bodaar, deere dep sanaar] v. prefer

Source: First edition

дээре деп санаар

[deere dep sanaar] v. prefer

Source: First edition

дээре деп санаары

[deere dep sanaary] n. preference

Source: First edition

дээриглэ-

[deerigle-] v. (stem) run around

Speaker: df

дээш

[deeš] p. for

Source: First edition

дээш

[deeš] p. for, because of

Source: First edition

дюйм (Р)

[djujm (r)] n. inch

Speaker: Sasha

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