Kyrgyz

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Etymology

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From оңуу (oŋuu) + -ой (-oy). Cognate to Karakalpak ońay, Kazakh оңай (oñai), Southern Altai оҥой (oŋoy), Tatar уңай (uñay), Bashkir уңай (uñay),Turkmen oňaý, Khakas оой (ooy), etc.

Adjective

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оңой (oŋoy)

  1. comfortable

References

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  • Sevortjan, E. V. (1974) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, page 460 pages