шекир

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”). Cognate with English sugar.

Noun

шекир • (šekir)

1. sugar

See Also

• чикир (čikir)
• шикир (šikir)

References

• Русско-Алтайский Словарь / Орус-Алтай сӧзлик, Том 2, П - Я, Горно-Алтайск, 2016, 489 pages.