шыны

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	شىنى
Cyrillic	шыны
Latin	şyny
Yañalif	cьnь (cn)

Etymology

Probably from Persian چینی (čini, “chinese”), historic glass products from China. Cognate with Kyrgyz чыны (cını) ("bowl, cup"). See also Bulgarian чиния (činija).

Noun

шыны • (şyny)

1. (substance) glass
2. (figuratively) bottle

Synonyms

• (glass): әйнек (äinek)
• (bottle): бөтелке (bötelke)