Кхая-цивель

Omok

Etymology

From Кха (Kqa, “God”) +‎ цивиль (ciwilʹ, “yurt”). Literally: "House of god".

Noun

Кхая-цивель (Kqaja-ciwelʹ)

  1. sky; heaven

References
  • Ferdinand von Wrangel (1841) Прибавленія къ путешествію по сѣвернымъ берегамъ Сибири и Ледовитому Морю [Supplements to the adventure along the northern shores of Siberia and the Arctic Ocean] (in Russian), volume 2, Saint Petersburg, page 120
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