мечин

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bĒčin (“monkey”). Cognate with Southern Altai мечин (mečin), Nogai мешин (meşin), Turkmen bījin, Western Yugur pičin, etc.

Noun

мечин • (mecin) (Arabic spelling مەچىن)

1. monkey

References

• Sevortjan, E. V. (1978) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Moscow: Nauka, page 128 pages
• Tenišev E. R., editor (2001), Sravnitelʹno-istoričeskaja grammatika tjurkskix jazykov: Leksika [Comparative Historical Grammar of Turkic Languages: Lexis] (in Russian), volume 4, Moscow: Nauka, page 168

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bĒčin (“monkey”). Cognate with Kyrgyz мечин (mecin), Nogai мешин (meşin), Turkmen bījin, Western Yugur pičin, etc.

Noun

мечин • (mečin)

1. monkey

References

• Čumakajev A. E., editor (2018), “мечин”, in Altajsko-russkij slovarʹ [Altaic–Russian Dictionary], Gorno-Altaysk: NII altaistiki im. S.S. Surazakova, →ISBN