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Southern Altai
Etymology
From *čïnï-ayaq (“cup; bowl”), a composition of Persian چینی (čini, “porcelain”) + Proto-Turkic *ańak (“vessel, cup”).
Cognate with
Tatar чынаяк (çınayak, “cup”), Bashkir сынаяҡ (sınayaq), Kazakh шыныаяқ (şynyaäq, “cup”), Khakas сыны аях (sını ayax, “porcelain cup”), Uzbek chinoyoq (“porcelain cup”), Turkmen çanak (“bowl; cup”), Azerbaijani çanaq (“bowl”).
Noun
чын-айак • (čïn-ayak)
- teacup
References
- Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 111