Nogai

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Etymology

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

Noun

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мешин (meşin)

  1. monkey

References

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  • N. A. Baskakov, S.A Kalmykov, editor (1963), “мешин”, in Nogajsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Nogai-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: karačajevo-čerkesskij naučno- issledovatelʹskij institut jazyka, literatury i istorii, →ISBN