јымран

Southern Altai

Etymology

Cognate with Karachay-Balkar джубуран (cuburan, “gopher”), Shor чыбран (“gopher”), Uyghur يۇمران (yumran)/ ژۇمران (zhumran, “gopher”), also a component in Uzbek yumronqoziq (“gopher”).

Noun

јымран • (ǰïmran)

1. spermophilus, gopher

References

• Versuch eines etymologischen-Wörterbuch der türk sprachen.