арык

Southern Altai

Etymology 1

From Common Turkic *ārïk (“aryk, ditch; river, creek, brook”), from Proto-Turkic *ār-~*ar-~*ïr- (“to flow”). Cognate to Ottoman Turkish آرق (arq), Turkish ark, dialectal Turkish arığ, Azerbaijani arx, Turkmen āryk, Uzbek ariq, Kazakh арық (aryq), Kyrgyz арык (arık), Bashkir арыҡ (arıq), Tatar арык (arıq).

Noun

арык • (arïk)

1. aryk
2. irrigation ditch, irrigation canal

References

• N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “арык”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN
• Sevortjan, E. V. (1974) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, pages 187, 188

Etymology 2

Compare to Kumyk арыкъ (arıq), etc.

Adjective

арык • (arïk)

1. skinny, lean

References

• Čumakajev A. E., editor (2018), “арык”, in Altajsko-russkij slovarʹ [Altaic–Russian Dictionary], Gorno-Altaysk: NII altaistiki im. S.S. Surazakova, →ISBN, page 87