Kumyk

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Etymology

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From Common Turkic *bōyn-čak. Compare to Bashkir мунсаҡ (munsaq), Southern Altai мойынчык (moyïnčïk), мончок (mončok), etc.

Noun

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минчакъ (minçaq)

  1. bead
  2. necklace

References

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bōnčok