Kumyk edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *yabaĺ (soft, quiet, calm).

Cognate with Karachay-Balkar джууаш (cuuaş, quiet,mild), Karaim йуваш/йувас, Krymchak йуваш (quiet, calm), Kazakh жуас (juas), Nogai ювас (yuvas),Bashkir йыуаш (yıwaş), Kyrgyz жоош (jooş), Southern Altai јобош (ǰoboš), Azerbaijani yavaş, Turkmen ýuwaş, Khakas чабас (çabas) ,Shor чобаш, Tuvan чааш (çaaş), etc.

Adjective edit

юваш (yuwaş)

  1. calm, quiet, mild