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IPA^(key): /lɤx/

From Proto-Nivkh *ləɣ, *nəɣ (“rain”).

Regional variants of *лых*
Sakhalin dialects
East Sakhalin	ных, нух, лых
North Sakhalin	лых
South Sakhalin	нуф, ных
Amur dialects
Lower Amur	лых
Proto-forms
Proto-Nivkh	ləɣ, nəɣ

лых (ləx)

(Amur) weather
(Amur, North Sakhalin, East Sakhalin) rain

(weather): ла (la) (Sakhalin)

лыхайс (ləxajs, “raincoat”) (Amur)
лыхайр̌ (ləxajř, “raincoat”) (East Sakhalin)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

лых (ləx)

(Amur) floating harpoon used to catch seals