балыс

Yakut

Etymology

From earlier *ballïs < *baldïs < *baltïz, from Proto-Turkic *bāldïŕ. Cognate with Turkish baldız (“sister of one's wife”), Uzbek boldiz (“sister of one’s wife”), Karakhanid [script needed] (baldïz, “younger sister of one's wife”), Old Uyghur [script needed] (baltïz, “younger sister”).

Noun

балыс • (balıs)

1. younger sister

Coordinate terms

• аҕас (ağas, “elder sister”)
• убай (ubay, “elder brother”)
• быраат (bıraat, “younger brother”)

See also

• сиэстэрэ (siestere, “sister (nurse)”)