Kyrgyz

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Etymology

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From моюн (moyun), Compare to Southern Altai мончок (mončok, pearl, beat), мойынчык (moyïnčïk), Kumyk минчакъ (minçaq), etc.

Noun

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мончок (moncok) (Arabic spelling مونچوق)

  1. necklace, beat

Southern Altai

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Etymology

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From мойын (moyïn), from Common Turkic *bōyn-čak. Other type to мойынчык (moyïnčïk). Cognate to Kumyk минчакъ (minçaq), etc.

Noun

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мончок (mončok)

  1. pearl, beat

References

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Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura