сиик

Kalmyk

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siːkə/

Noun

сиик • (siik) (Clear script spelling ᠰᡅᡅᡍᡅ (siiki))

1. earring

Yakut

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Turkish çiy (“dew”) (see the Azerbaijani entry above the Turkish one for more) and Turkmen çyg (“moisture”). Other Turkic languages tend to use a term derived from Persian نم (“moisture, humidity, dew”).

Noun

сиик • (siik)

1. dampness, moisture
2. (meteorology) humidity, dew

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

сиик • (siik)

1. (sewing) seam

Derived terms

• төбө сиигэ (töbö siige, “parietal suture”)
• Халлаан Сиигэ (Qallaan Siige, “Milky Way”)