јибек
Southern Altai
Etymology
Probably a derivation of Proto-Turkic *yip (“thread”). Cognate with Crimean Tatar ipek / yipek, Kumyk йибек (yibek), Azerbaijani ipək, Turkish ipek, Turkmen ýüpek, Uzbek ipak, Kazakh жібек (jibek), Kyrgyz жибек (jibek), Khakas чібек (çìbek), etc.
Noun
јибек • (ǰibek)
- thread
- silk
Related terms
- јип (ǰip, “wool thread”)
Synonyms
- торко (torko) (From Mongolian)
References
Various, editor (1869), “јибек”, in Grammatika Altajskovo Jazyka [Altaic language Grammar], Kazan: V universtiteskoj til, →ISBN