Chukchi

C3H4U1K5C3H4I1
/ˈt͡ʃukt͡ʃiː/

adjective

Relating to or coming from Chukotka.

Similar
LuoravetlanChukotChukchaChukchi language
OriginRussian чу́кчи ← Chukchi [script needed] →
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Meanings

adjectiveChukchi (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to or coming from Chukotka.
nounChukchi (plural Chukchis or Chukchi)

plural Chukchis

  1. A person belonging to the Chukchi nation native to the Chukotka peninsula.
proper noun
  1. uncountableA Paleosiberian language spoken by Chukchi people in the easternmost extremity of Siberia, mainly in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.

    Synonyms: Luoravetlan, Chukot, Chukcha

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA Paleosiberian language spoken by Chukchi people in the easternmost extremity of Siberia, mainly in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.

Similar
LuoravetlanChukotChukcha

More synonyms by meaning

nounan indigenous and isolated language of unknown origin spoken by the Chukchi that is pronounced differently by men and women

Similar
Chukchi language
Broader
natural languagetongue

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Chukchi[script needed]
  2. Russianчу́кчи
  3. EnglishChukchi

From Russian чу́кчи (čúkči), plural of чу́кча (čúkča), derived from Chukchi [script needed] (chauchu), meaning "rich in reindeer".

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Translations

Catalan txuktxi
  • txuktxilanguage
Chinese Mandarin 楚科奇人, 楚科奇語 /楚科奇语
  • 楚科奇人 (Chukēqí rén)person
  • 楚科奇語 /楚科奇语 (Chukēqí yǔ)language
Danish tjuktisk, tjuktisk
  • tjuktiskrelating to Chukotka
  • tjuktiskperson
  • tjuktisklanguage
Esperanto ĉukĉa, ĉukĉano
  • ĉukĉarelating to Chukotka
  • ĉukĉanoperson
  • ĉukĉalanguage
Finnish tšuktši-, tšuktšien
  • tšuktši-relating to Chukotka
  • tšuktšienrelating to Chukotka
  • tšuktšiperson
  • tšuktšilanguage
French tchouktche, Tchouktche
  • tchouktcherelating to Chukotka
  • Tchouktcheperson
  • tchouktchelanguage
German Tschuktsche, Tschuktschin
  • Tschuktscheperson
  • Tschuktschinperson
  • Tschuktschischlanguage
Hungarian csukcs, csukcs
  • csukcsrelating to Chukotka
  • csukcsperson
  • csukcslanguage
Japanese チュクチ人, チュクチ語
  • チュクチ人 (Chukuchi-jin)person
  • チュクチ語 (Chukuchi-go)language
Korean 축치어
  • 축치어 (Chukchi-eo)language
Lithuanian čiukčis, čiukčė
  • čiukčisperson
  • čiukčėperson
  • čiukčių kalbalanguage
Polish czukocki, Czukcza
  • czukockirelating to Chukotka
  • Czukczaperson
  • Czukczyjkaperson
  • język czukockilanguage
Portuguese chukchi
  • chukchilanguage
Russian чуко́тский, чу́кча
  • чуко́тский (čukótskij)relating to Chukotka
  • чу́кча (čúkča)person
  • чу́кчи (čúkči)person
  • чуко́тский язы́к (čukótskij jazýk)language
  • чуко́тский (čukótskij)language
Slovak čukotčina
  • čukotčinalanguage
Spanish chucoto, chucota
  • chucotoperson
  • chucotaperson
  • chucotolanguage
Swedish tjuktjer, tjuktjiska
  • tjuktjerperson
  • tjuktjiskalanguage
Turkish çukçice
  • çukçicelanguage
Ukrainian чукотський, чукотський
  • чукотський (čukotsʹkyj)relating to Chukotka
  • чукотський (čukotsʹkyj)language
Cite this entry
APA

Chukchi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chukchi

MLA

“Chukchi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chukchi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chukchi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chukchi.

Source: Chukchi on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.