кымыс

Northern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kumïŕ.

Noun

кымыс • (kïmïs)

  1. koumiss

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kumïŕ. Compare to Kyrgyz кымыз (kımız), Kumyk къымыз (qımız), etc.

Noun

кымыс • (kïmïs)

  1. koumiss

Further reading

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

Yakut

Etymology

Compare to the Southern Altai entry above.

Noun

кымыс • (kımıs)

  1. koumiss (or, on Wikipedia, kumis)