ҡымыҙ
Bashkir
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Etymology
From Common Kypchak *qïmïz "koumiss", from Proto-Turkic *kumɨŕ (“koumiss”).
Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (qïmïz), Old Uyghur [script needed] (qumuz, “koumiss”); Tatar кымыз (qımız), Kazakh қымыз (qymyz), Kyrgyz кымыз (kımız), Southern Altai кымыс (kïmïs), Uzbek qimiz, Turkish kımız, Khakas хымыс (xımıs), Tuvan хымыс (xımıs), Yakut кымыс (kımıs, “koumiss”).
Evidence exists that this term might originally have had the meaning of "sour". Note, for instance, Karakhanid [script needed] (qïmïz almïla, “sour apple”), as attested in Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk, Uzbek qimizak (“sour-sweet”), and botanic terms in different languages, all denoting plants with a sour taste: Bashkir ҡымыҙлыҡ (qımıźlıq, “Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.”), Kazakh қымыздық (qymyzdyq, “Rumex spp.”), Kyrgyz кымыздык (kımızdık, “Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template., syn. Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.”), Tuvan хымыс-сиген (xımıs-sigen, “Rumex spp.”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ҡымыҙ • (qımıź)