шикир
Northern Altai edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Mongolian чихэр (čixer), itself from Persian شکر (šakar) via Turkic, ultimately from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”).
Noun edit
шикир • (šikir)
Southern Altai edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *šiker, probably via Oirat.
Noun edit
шикир • (šikir)
- (Teleut) sugar
Synonyms edit
- чикир (čikir)