тумгайак

Southern Altai

Etymology

Cognate with Kazakh тұңғиық (tūñğiyq, water lily), Tatar төнбоек (tönboyek, water lily), Bashkir томбойоҡ (tomboyoq, water lily), etc.

Noun

тумгайак • (tumgayak)

  1. water lily

References

  • Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 499