теҥис

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Southern Altai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Common Turkic *teŋiz (“lake, sea”), from Proto-Turkic *teŋiŕ. Cognate to Kyrgyz деңиз (deŋiz), Karaim tengiz, Karachay-Balkar тенгиз (teñiz), Kumyk денгиз (deñiz), Karakalpak teńiz, Kazakh теңіз (teñız), Nogai денъиз (deñiz), Bashkir дингеҙ (dingeź), Tatar диңгез (diñgez), etc. Also, Compare Mongolian teŋgis (“ocean”).

Noun[edit]

теҥис • (teŋis)

  1. ocean
  2. sea

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  • “теҥис”, in Grammatika Altajskovo Jazyka [Altaic language Grammar], Kazan: V universtiteskoj til, 1869, →ISBN
  • V. verbickij, editor (1884), “теҥис”, in Slovarʹ Altajskago i Aladagskago narečij tjurkskago jazyka [Altaian and Aladagian language Dictionary], Kazan', →ISBN
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