сис

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Yakut

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yïĺ.[1] Compare Old Turkic 𐰖𐰃𐱁 (y¹iš /⁠yïš⁠/), Kyrgyz жыш (jış).

Noun

сис (sis)

  1. (anatomy) spine, especially the lower back
    Synonym: көҕүс (köğüs)
  2. ridge, mountain range
  3. (literal or figurative) backbone
    Synonym: уорҕа (uorğa)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*jɨĺ”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎, Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill