Southern Altai

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Etymology

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From Mongolic *biťi-, from Proto-Turkic *biti-. Compare Tuvan бижиир (bijiir); Kalmyk бичх (biçx), Buryat бэшэхэ (bešexe), Mongolian бичих (bičix); also Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰃 (b²it²i /⁠biti-⁠/).

Verb

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бичиир (bičiir)

  1. to write
    бичип саларbičip salarto write, perfectively
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References

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  • N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “бичиир”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN