сис

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sis"

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Сис (география)

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yïĺ.^[1] Compare Old Turkic 𐰖𐰃𐱁 (y¹iš /⁠yïš⁠/), Kyrgyz жыш (jış).

Noun

сис • (sis)

1. (anatomy) spine, especially the lower back

   Synonym: көҕүс (köğüs)

2. ridge, mountain range
3. (literal or figurative) backbone

   Synonym: уорҕа (uorğa)

Derived terms

• сис быата (sis bıata, “cross-saddle belt”) (part of a horse's harness)

References

1. 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