Karachay-Balkar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *teŋiŕ. Cognate with Azerbaijani dəniz, Kazakh теңіз (teñız), Kyrgyz деңиз (deŋiz), Uzbek dengiz, Turkmen deňiz, Turkish deniz (sea), etc.

Noun

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тенгиз (teñiz)

  1. sea