кызык
Southern Altai
Etymology
Cognate with Kyrgyz кызык (kızık), Tatar кызык (qızıq), Bashkir ҡыҙыҡ (qıźıq), Kumyk кызык (kızık), Kazakh қызық (qyzyq), Uzbek qiziq, Uyghur قىزىق (qiziq, “funny, amusing, entertaining”)،
Adjective
кызык • (kïzïk)
Noun
кызык • (kïzïk)
References
- Levitskaja, L. S., Dybo, A. V., Rassadin, V. I. (2000) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume 6, Moscow: Indrik, page 191 pages
Tatar
Etymology
Cognate with Bashkir ҡыҙыҡ (qıźıq).
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Adjective
кызык • (qızıq)
- interesting
- бик кызык кеше ― bik qızıq keşe ― very interesting person
Adverb
кызык • (qızıq)