Tuvan Talking Dictionary

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сыгар

[sygar] v. break

Source: First edition

сыгыр

[sygyr] a. narrow

Source: First edition

сыгырга (баар сарыг)

сыгырга (баар сарыг)

noun eurasian golden oriole

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

Scientific name: Oriolus oriolus

сыгыт

[sygyt] n. throat singing

Source: First edition

сыгыт

[sygyt] n. a style of throat singing, characterized by high pitched whistling sounds

Source: First edition

сыдым

[sydym] n. lasso

Source: First edition

сый шавар

[syj šavar] v. break up

Source: First edition

сыйтылаар

сыйтылаар

noun swift

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

Scientific name: Apodidae

сыйылаар, сыйыладыр каттырар

[syjylaar, syjyladyr kattyrar] n. giggle

Speaker: Sasha

сылдыс

[syldys] n. star

Source: First edition

сылдыс орук уктуг хам

noun phrase shaman of star way origin

сылдыс(тың)

[syldys(tyŋ)] a. astral

Source: First edition

сылдыстың

[syldystyŋ] a. astral

Source: First edition

сымыран-

[symyran-] v. (stem) whisper

Speaker: df

сын

[syn] n. figure

Speaker: df

сынар

[synar] v. itr break

Source: First edition

сынык

[synyk] a. broken

Source: First edition

сынык

[synyk] n. break

Speaker: First edition, df

сынык, бузук

[synyk, buzuk] a. broken

Source: First edition

сыңар

[syŋar] v. climb (up on)

Source: First edition

сыңар

[syŋar] v. 1. fit, hold, accomodate 2. climb (up on)

Source: First edition

сыңый

[syŋyj] n. bladder

Source: First edition

сып

[syp] n. handle

Source: First edition

сып

[syp] n. stem

Source: First edition

сып

[syp] n. stem, handle

Source: First edition

сыртык

[syrtyk] n. pillow

Source: First edition

сыры чылан

noun phrase fire snake, dragon

сыыгаар

[syygaar] v. become shallow (water)

Source: First edition

сыык

[syyk] a. shallow

Source: First edition

сыылаар

[syylaar] v. howl (storm, wind)

Source: First edition

сыын

[syyn] n. elk

Source: First edition

сыын (олень - общее название)

сыын (олень - общее название)

noun Siberian wapiti

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

Scientific name: Cervus canadensis ssp. sibiricus

сыырткыш

[syyrtkyš] n. fish hook

Source: First edition

сыырткыыш (баа)

[syyrtkyyš (baa)] n. fishing-line

Source: First edition

сыяр

[syjar] v. break

Source: First edition

сээдең

[seedeŋ] adj. silly

Speaker: Sasha

сээк

[seek] n. fly, insect

Source: First edition

сээк, кара-сээк

[seek, kara-seek] n. insect

Source: First edition

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