ойынчык

Southern Altai

Etymology

From *oyïnčïq (“toy”), from *oyïn (“game”), from Proto-Turkic *oy- (“to play; to jump”).

Immediately cognate with Tatar уенчык (uyençıq), Kazakh ойыншық (oiynşyq), Kyrgyz оюнчук (oyuncuk), Bashkir уйынсыҡ (uyınsıq, “toy”), Uyghur ئويۇنچۇق (oyunchuq, “toy”).

Note the parallel archetype *oyïnčaq (“toy”), whence Uzbek oʻyinchoq, Turkish oyuncak, Turkmen oýunjak (“toy”), Karaim ойунцак.

Noun

ойынчык • (oyïnčïk)

  1. toy

References

  • Алтайско-русский словарь 2018
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