сиэгэн

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic. Compare to Shor чекен (čeken), Tuvan чекпе (çekpe), Buryat [script needed] (zegeŋ), etc.

Noun

сиэгэн • (siegen)

1. wolverine (Gulo gulo)
2. glutton

References

Pekarskij, E. K. (1959) “сиэгэн”, in Словарь якутского языка [Yakut Dictionary] (in Russian), a reprint of the original thirteen fascicles appearing 1907–1930, Moscow: Academy Press

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