кирбик

Northern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kirpik (eyelash). Cognate to Western Yugur kirmik / qïrmïq, Khakas кірбік (kìrbìk), Tuvan кирбик (kirbik), etc.

Noun

кирбик • (kirbik)

  1. eyelash

References

  • L. M. Tukmačev, editor (1995), “кирбик”, in Kumandinsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Kumandy-Russian Dictionary], Biysk: Kandidat filologičeskix nauk, Izdatelʹstvo bijskij kotelʹščik, →ISBN, page 25
  • Tenišev E. R., editor (2001), Sravnitelʹno-istoričeskaja grammatika tjurkskix jazykov: Leksika [Comparative Historical Grammar of Turkic Languages: Lexis] (in Russian), volume 4, Moscow: Nauka, page 213

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kirpik (eyelash). Cognate with Kyrgyz кирпик (kirpik), Kazakh кірпік (kırpık), Turkish kirpik (eyelash).

Noun

кирбик • (kirbik)

  1. eyelash

References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “кирбик”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kirpik (eyelash). Cognate with Turkish kirpik (eyelash).

Noun

кирбик • (kirbik) (definite accusative кирбикти, plural кирбиктер)

  1. eyelash