шайыр
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Kazakh[edit]
| Alternative scripts | |
|---|---|
| Arabic | شايىر |
| Cyrillic | шайыр |
| Latin | şaiyr |
| Yañalif | caiьr |
Etymology[edit]
A regional, West Kypchak term. No cognates found elsewhere. Relation to *sakɨŕ (“gum, resin”) is unclear.
Cognate with Tatar чәер (çäyer, “pitch, resin”), Bashkir сайыр (sayır, “pitch, resin”), Nogai шайыр (şayır, “pitch, resin”), Kyrgyz чайыр (cayır, “pitch, resin”), Karachay-Balkar чайыр (çayır, “pitch, resin, gum”), etc.
Noun[edit]
шайыр • (şaiyr)