Gilyak

G2I1L1Y4A1K5

noun

Nivkh

OriginRussian гиляк →
Scrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounGilyak (plural Gilyaks or Gilyak)

plural Gilyaks

  1. datedNivkh
proper noun
  1. datedNivkh

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
amuricnivkh

Origin

  1. Russianгиляк
  2. EnglishGilyak

From Russian гиляк (giljak), from a word in a Tungusic language, гилэ (gilɛ, “boat”).

More words from Russian

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

glaiky
Cite this entry
APA

Gilyak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gilyak

MLA

“Gilyak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gilyak. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gilyak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gilyak.

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