Turkic words with mysterious etymologies: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 07:17, 26 October 2012

This page is here to collect words which do not seem to go back to Old Turkic and do not obviously come from a major contact language.

Words on the above lists for which potential etymologies are discovered should be moved here.

Ky. köynök, Kk. köylek, etc. "shirt" appears to be from Turkic köŋil "shirt" +AK
Ky. kelesoo "crazy/stupid", related to Persian kal(l)a "head" + Turkic soo "healthy/sober" ?

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 == Kyrgyz words ==
 ''See also [[Kyrgyz words of Persian origin without Tajik cognates]].''
-* çoŋ - big
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+=== Nouns ===
 * borbor - center
 * topoz - yak
-* çooçun - unfamiliar (person)
-* mıjı(q)- - squeeze
-* mıjıqıj (adj) - killjoy
 * sırğa - earring(s)
 * söykö - earring(s)
-* oodar- - flip over
 * momposuy - candy
 * juurqan - blanket
 * döŋ - hill
 * çaŋ - dust
-* çaq - perfect-fitting
-* qooz - pretty (for inanimate things)
 * çaarçıq - fawn
-* qoqus(tan) - suddenly
 * çöntök - pocket
-* taarın- - be/get offended
 * şakek - ring (jewelry)
 * qoqo - Adam's apple
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 * deŋgeel - level (n.)
 * çöpürök - fabric
-* çurqa- - run
 * toqoy - forest
 * ayna - powder
 * qılım - century
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+=== Adjectives and Adverbs===
+* çoŋ - big
+* çooçun - unfamiliar (person)
+* mıjıqıj (adj) - killjoy
+* çaq - perfect-fitting
+* qooz - pretty (for inanimate things)
+* qoqus(tan) - suddenly
+=== Verbs ===
+* mıjı(q)- - squeeze
+* oodar- - flip over
+* taarın- - be/get offended
+* çurqa- - run
 * qarma- - grab, hold
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 == Proposed etymologies ==