Kyrgyz words of Persian origin without Tajik cognates

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or at least so I think... Any of those premises could be wrong (except for the "Kyrgyz words" part, I guess)

The [presumably] Persian words

  • коом - community
  • бата - blessing
  • тоскоол - obstacle
  • -чAн suffix - -clad (wearing something) (e.g., калпакчан, көйнөкчөн, көзайнекчен)
  • депкер - strainer or holey spatula thing for paloo
  • көйнөк - shirt
  • тапчан - seating platform for dastorxon
  • чөпүрөк - fabric
  • шейшеп - sheet
  • чарчы - square

Weird versions in Kyrgyz

  • чейрек - fourth ← čāryak?
  • жоокер - soldier ← jahongir - ~warrior
  • дене - body ← tän?

Other words with mysterious etymologies

  • чоң - big
  • борбор - center
  • топоз - yak
  • тумшук - trunk/beak
  • чоочун - unfamiliar (person)
  • мыжы(к)- - squeeze
  • мыжыкый (adj) - killjoy
  • сырга - earring(s)
  • сөйкө - earring(s)
  • оодар- (Kk. аудар-) - flip over
  • момпосуй - candy
  • жууркан - blanket
  • дөң - hill
  • чаң - dust
  • келесоо - crazy/stupid
  • чак - perfect-fitting
  • кооз - pretty (for inanimate things)
  • чаарчык - fawn
  • кокус(тан) - suddenly
  • чөнтөк - pocket
  • таарын- - be/get offended
  • шакек - ring (jewelry)
  • коко - Adam's apple
  • шейшеп - sheet
  • ибелик - rolling pin
  • деңгээл (Kk. деңгей) - level (n.)

Words with cognates but unclear etymologies

  • дароо - immediately
    • Khalkha даруй, дороо
    • Tajik даррав