Yakut

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Etymology

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Probably from Proto-Turkic *bẹĺčig (cradle). See further discussion at Bashkir бишек (bişek).

Noun

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биһик (bihik)

  1. (for a baby) cradle, bassinet
    биһикпин ыйаабыт сирим
    bihikpin ıyaabıt sirim
    this is the land where I hung the bassinet
    (i.e. an area well known since childhood)