akiz

See also: əkiz

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian աքիս (akʻis).

Noun

akiz (Yusufeli Yaylalar)

  1. weasel, least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
    Synonyms: gelincik, çilezduk

References

  • Artvinli, Taner (2022) “akiz”, in Artvin Etimoloji Sözlüğü (in Turkish), Istanbul: Telemak Kitap, →ISBN, page 57a, glosses as beyaz renkli sincap türü and derives from Armenian աքիս (akʻis), ախազ (axaz), but the second one is unnecessary
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