Kyrgyz

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bĒčin (monkey). Cognate with Southern Altai мечин (mečin), Nogai мешин (meşin), Turkmen bījin, Western Yugur pičin, etc.

Noun

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мечин (mecin) (Arabic spelling مەچىن)

  1. monkey

References

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  • Sevortjan, E. V. (1978) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Moscow: Nauka, page 128 pages
  • Tenišev E. R., editor (1984–2006), Sravnitelʹno-istoričeskaja grammatika tjurkskix jazykov: [Comparative Historical Grammar of Turkic Languages:] (in Russian), Moscow: Nauka, page 168

Southern Altai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bĒčin (monkey). Cognate with Kyrgyz мечин (mecin), Nogai мешин (meşin), Turkmen bījin, Western Yugur pičin, etc.

Noun

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мечин (mečin)

  1. monkey

References

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