теҥис

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Common Turkic *teŋiz (“lake, sea”), from Proto-Turkic *teŋiŕ. Cognate to Kyrgyz деңиз (deŋiz), Karaim tengiz, Karachay-Balkar тенгиз (teñiz), Kumyk денгиз (deñiz), Karakalpak teńiz, Kazakh теңіз (teñız), Nogai денъиз (deñiz), Bashkir дингеҙ (dingeź), Tatar диңгез (diñgez), etc. Also, Compare Mongolian teŋgis (“ocean”).

Noun

теҥис • (teŋis)

1. ocean
2. sea

Synonyms

• талай (talay)

References

• “теҥис”, in Grammatika Altajskovo Jazyka [Altaic language Grammar], Kazan: V universtiteskoj til, 1869, →ISBN
• V. verbickij, editor (1884), “теҥис”, in Slovarʹ Altajskago i Aladagskago narečij tjurkskago jazyka [Altaian and Aladagian language Dictionary], Kazan', →ISBN