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Shamanism and religion in Tuvan

This collection of words relates to the practice of shamanism and other religious activities in Tuva. A Tuvan shaman in the Republic of Tuva, Russian Federation. Photograph by Lynn Johnson © 2012. All rights reserved, used by permission.

ак аас-дыл / аас-дыл [+]

noun phrase    envy, slander (lterally white mouth-tongue)


Semantic domains:

  • religion
  • shamanism
ак буянныг ыяш [+]

noun phrase    white noble tree

Source: Dongak 2018, page 36,


Semantic domains:

  • buddhism
  • shamanism
ак дээр [+]

noun phrase    white sky (meaning the world of goodness)

Source: Simchit 2010, page 29


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
Ак дээр [+]

noun phrase    white sky (the origin of the strongest shamans)


Semantic domains:

  • religion
ак дээрден хам [+]

noun phrase    shaman from the white sky

Source: Simchit 2010, page 29


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
ак кештиг [+]

noun phrase    white-skinned (allegorical name of shaman, literally - with white skin)

Source: Simchit 2010, page 24


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
ак сүне [+]

noun phrase    white soul (meaning fair and kind soul)

Source: Simchit 2010, page 30


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
ак сүнезин [+]

noun phrase    white soul (which comes to living relatives in the image of a dead person)


Semantic domains:

  • religion
ак хам [+]

noun phrase    white shaman

Source: Simchit 2010, page 29


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
ак чүве [+]

noun phrase    white thing (metaphorical name of sacrificial fabric strip)

Source: Simchit 2010, page 55


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
ак-ээрен [+]

noun    shaman amulet

Source: Simchit 2010, page 72


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
ала куяк [+]

noun phrase    ritual clothes (figurative) literally - motley shell

Source: Simchit 2010, page 52


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
ала моос [+]

noun phrase    shaman amulet

Source: Simchit 2010, page 125


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
ала чакпа [+]

noun phrase    ritual clothes (figurative)

Source: Simchit 2010, page 52


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
албын [+]

noun    mythical creature eating people

Source: Simchit 2010, page 130


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
албыс [+]

noun    witch, surreal creature

Source: Simchit 2010, page 91


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
албыс уктуг хамнар [+]

noun phrase    shamans originated from the witches (albys)

Source: Simchit 2010, page 132


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
албыс-бук [+]

noun phrase    collective name of devils (evil spirits)

Source: Simchit 2010, page 132


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
албыс-диирең [+]

noun phrase    collective name of devils (evil spirits)

Source: Simchit 2010, page 132


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
албыс-шулбус [+]

noun phrase    collective name of devils (evil spirits)

Source: Simchit 2010, page 132


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
албыстаар [+]

verb    go crazy, do smth crazy

Source: Simchit 2010, page 132


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
албыстаар [+]

verb    get shaman’s illness (meaning become a shaman) (literally get possessed by devils)


Semantic domains:

  • religion
  • shamanism
алгыш кылыр [+]

verbal phrase    shaman rite (the ritual service by a shaman)

Source: Dongak 2018, page 33,


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
алдын делегей [+]

noun phrase    the world (literally - golden world)

Source: Simchit 2010, page 93,


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
алдын тойлу күзүңгү [+]

noun phrase    shaman’s golden ritual mirror

Source: Simchit 2010, page 58


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
алдын тын [+]

noun phrase    golden breath (balanced condition of an organism)


Semantic domains:

  • religion
алдыы оран [+]

noun phrase    lower level of the world

Source: Simchit 2010, page 81


Semantic domains:

  • shamanism
алдыы оран [+]

noun phrase    under world / hell


Semantic domains:

  • religion
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First edition launched in 2006. All content copyright © K. David Harrison (2006-2020). Voice recordings by Kheimer-ool Kuular, species identifications by Neal Kelso. All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite: 2020. Harrison, K. David and Gregory D.S Anderson with Alexander Ondar. Tuvan Talking Dictionary. http://tuvan.talkingdictionary.org

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First edition launched in 2006. All content copyright © K. David Harrison (2006-2020). Voice recordings by Kheimer-ool Kuular, species identifications by Neal Kelso. All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite: 2020. Harrison, K. David and Gregory D.S Anderson with Alexander Ondar. Tuvan Talking Dictionary. http://tuvan.talkingdictionary.org

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