меес

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bEŋiŕ. Cognate with Kazakh меңзеу (meñzeu, “to direct”), Karakalpak megze- (“to look like”), Karaim бэнъз (“face”), бэнъзэ- (“to look like”), Turkmen beñzemek (“to be similar”), Tuvan мээс (mees, “sunny side of mountain”), etc.

Noun

меес • (mees)

1. treeless slipping side
2. southern side of mountain