сиикэй

Yakut

Etymology

From Common Turkic *čïy. Compare to Kumyk чий (çiy), Southern Altai чий (čiy), Bashkir сей (sey), Tatar чи (çi), Karakhanid [script needed] (či), etc.

Adjective

сиикэй • (siikey)

1. (cooking) raw

   сиикэй эт ― siikey et ― raw meat

   сиикэй арыы ― siikey arıı ― raw butter

2. (of water) unfrozen

   сиикэй уу ― siikey uu ― unfrozen water

3. (pathology) (of a wound or ulcer) open
4. (botany) (especially of berries) unripe

   сиикэй сугун ― siikey sugun ― an unripe blueberry

5. (logic) (colloquial) false, incorrect, misleading, wrong

   See synonyms at сымыйа (sımıya).

Noun

сиикэй • (siikey)

1. (dialectal, northern Yakutia) the abdomen of raw, freshly caught fish (considered a delicacy in this region)