Kyrgyz edit

Etymology edit

From моюн (moyun), Compare to Southern Altai мончок (mončok, pearl, beat), мойынчык (moyïnčïk), Kumyk минчакъ (minçaq), etc.

Noun edit

мончок (moncok) (Arabic spelling مونچوق)

  1. necklace, beat

Southern Altai edit

Etymology edit

From мойын (moyïn), from Common Turkic *bōyn-čak. Other type to мойынчык (moyïnčïk). Cognate to Kumyk минчакъ (minçaq), etc.

Noun edit

мончок (mončok)

  1. pearl, beat

References edit

Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura