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

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* депкер - strainer or holey spatula thing for paloo
* депкер - strainer or holey spatula thing for paloo
* көйнөк - shirt
* көйнөк - shirt
* тапчан - tea platform
* тапчан - seating platform for dastorxon
* чөпүрөк - fabric
* чөпүрөк - fabric
* төшөк - ~mattress
* төшөк - ~mattress

Revision as of 01:23, 4 August 2010

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
  • кооз - pretty (landscape)
  • бата - blessing
  • тоскоол - obstacle
  • -чан suffix - -clad (wearing something) (e.g., калпакчан)
  • депкер - strainer or holey spatula thing for paloo
  • көйнөк - shirt
  • тапчан - seating platform for dastorxon
  • чөпүрөк - fabric
  • төшөк - ~mattress
  • шешеп - sheet

Other words with mysterious etymologies

  • чоң - big
  • борбор - center

Words with cognates but unclear etymologies

  • дароо - immediately
    • Khalkha даруй
    • Tajik даррав