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Chuvash
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kẹyik (“wild animal”).[1][2]
Cognate with Turkish geyik, Uzbek kiyik and Khakas киик (kiik).
Pronunciation
Noun
кайӑк • (kajăk) (plural кайӑксем)
- bird
- game, wild animal
Adjective
кайӑк • (kajăk)
- wild
Descendants
- → Eastern Mari: кайык (kajyk)
References
- ^ 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
Further reading
- “кайӑк”, in Электронлă сăмахсар (overall work in Russian and Chuvash), 1996.