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)
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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
- тапчан - seating platform for dastorxon
- чарчы - square
Weird versions in Kyrgyz
- чейрек - fourth ← čāryak?
- жоокер - soldier ← jahongir - ~warrior
- дене - body ← tän?
- айнек (Kk. әйнек) - glass (cf., Kk. айна - mirror)
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.)
- көйнөк - shirt
- чөпүрөк - fabric
Words with cognates but unclear etymologies
- дароо - immediately
- Khalkha даруй, дороо
- Tajik даррав