кайӑк
Appearance
Chuvash
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kẹyik (“wild animal”).[1][2]
Cognate with Turkish geyik, Uzbek kiyik and Khakas киик (kiik).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]кайӑк • (kajăk) (plural кайӑксем)
Adjective
[edit]кайӑк • (kajăk)
Descendants
[edit]- → Eastern Mari: кайык (kajyk)
References
[edit]- ^ Fedotov, M. R. (1996) “кайӑк”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ čuvašskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Chuvash Language] (in Russian), volume I, Cheboksary: Chuvash State Institute of Humanities, pages 212-213
- ^ Jegorov, V. G. (1964) “кайӑк”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ čuvašskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Chuvash Language] (in Russian), Cheboksary: Čuvašskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, page 85