жетиген
Kyrgyz
Etymology
From *yetigän (“Ursa Major”), from Proto-Turkic *yẹt(t)i (“seven”).
Cognate withOld Uyghur [script needed] (jetigän, “Ursa Major”)Tatar җидегән (cidegän, “Ursa Major”),Nogai Етеген (Yetegen, “Ursa Major”),Southern Altai Јети Каан (J̌eti Kaan, “Ursa Major”)Bashkir Етегән (Yetegän, “Ursa Major”),Khakas Чидіген (Çidìgen, “Ursa Major”),Shor Чедиген (“Ursa Major”),Tofa Чеді Ӄан (“Ursa Major”).
Noun
жетиген • (jetigen)
- Ursa Major
References
1. Nadeljajev, V. M.; Nasilov, D. M.; Tenišev, E. R.; Ščerbak, A. M., editors (1969) Drevnetjurkskij slovarʹ [Dictionary of Old Turkic] (in Russian), Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, Nauka, page 259