Bashkir edit

 
Cайыр [1].

Etymology edit

A regional Kypchak term. No cognates found elsewhere. Relation to *sakïŕ (gum, resin) is unclear.

Cognate with Tatar чәер (çäyer, pitch, resin), Kazakh шайыр (şaiyr, pitch, resin), Nogai шайыр (şayır, pitch, resin), Kyrgyz чайыр (cayır, pitch, resin), Karachay-Balkar чайыр (çayır, pitch, resin, gum).

Noun edit

сайыр (sayır)

  1. resin, pitch, gum; the gummy substance secreted by coniferous trees
  2. earwax

Declension edit