сис
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "sis"
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yïĺ.[1] Compare Old Turkic 𐰖𐰃𐱁 (y¹iš /yïš/), Kyrgyz жыш (jış).
Noun
сис • (sis)
- (anatomy) spine, especially the lower back
- Synonym: көҕүс (köğüs)
- ridge, mountain range
- (literal or figurative) backbone
- Synonym: уорҕа (uorğa)
Derived terms
- сис быата (sis bıata, “cross-saddle belt”) (part of a horse's harness)
References
- Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*jɨĺ”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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