Kyrgyz words of Persian origin without Tajik cognates: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 20:47, 23 October 2012

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

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

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 == Other words with mysterious etymologies ==
-* чоң - big
+See [[Turkic words with mysterious etymologies]].
-* борбор - center
-* топоз - yak
-* 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.)
-* көйнөк - shirt
-* чөпүрөк - fabric
-* чурка - run
-* токой - forest
 == Words with cognates but unclear etymologies ==