Gilyak
[ gil-yahk, gil-yahk ]
/ ˈgɪl yɑk, gɪlˈyɑk /
noun
Origin of Gilyak
< Russian
gilyák; of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to Nivkh (Amur dial.)
kil a name for neighboring Tungusic peoples (with the Russ noun suffix -(
y)ak, as in
sibiryák a Siberian)