инји

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Southern Altai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *jinǯü ~ *jenčü (pearl), from Sinitic 珍珠 (MC trin tsyu, “pearl”). See also. јинји (ǰinǰi)., Compare to Kyrgyz инжу (inju), etc.

Noun

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инји (inǰi)

  1. pearl

References

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V. verbickij, editor (1884), “инји”, in Slovarʹ Altajskago i Aladagskago narečij tjurkskago jazyka [Altaian and Aladagian language Dictionary], Kazan', →ISBN, page 62