Khakas edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *yenčü (pearl). Cognates with Turkish inci, Azerbaijani inci, Turkmen hünji, Kazakh інжу (ınju), Kyrgyz инжу (inju), Southern Altai јинји (ǰinǰi), Karachay-Balkar инджи (inci), Karaim in'dži/ иньджи, Kumyk инжи (inji), Tatar энҗе (ence), Uzbek inju, Uyghur ئۇنجە (unje)/ئۇنجى (unji)/ئىنجۇ (inju), Northern Altai чинъчи (činʺči), чиндьи (čindʹi), Shor ненчи, Tofa ниньҷи, Tuvan чинжи (çinji), Western Yugur unžo, Chuvash ӗнчӗ (ĕnč̬ĕ), Bashkir ынйы (ınyı), etc.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ninʑi]
  • Hyphenation: ін‧ӌӱ

Noun edit

нинӌі (nincì)

  1. pearl