чаганак

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *čɨkanak (“forearm; elbow”).

Cognate with Kyrgyz чыканак (cıkanak), Karaim чыгъанакъ, čyhanak, Khakas чығанах (çığanax), Tofa чеъһенэк (če'henäk), Uyghur جەينەك (jeynek, “elbow”), etc.

Noun

чаганак • (čaganak)

1. elbow

Further reading

• N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “чаганак”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN
• L. T. Rjumina-Syrkaševa, editor (1995), “чаганак”, in Teleutsko-russkij slovarʹ [Teleut–Russian Dictionary], Kemerovo: N. A. Kučigaševa, →ISBN