ойор

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ōy-. Cognate to Kyrgyz оюу (oyuu, “to carve, etch, peck”), Kazakh ою (oü, “to carve”), Kumyk оймакъ (oymaq, “to peck”), etc.

Verb

ойор • (oyor)

1. to peck, pierce

References

• N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “ойор”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN
• Sevortjan, E. V. (1974) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, pages 425, 426