ойык

Southern Altai

Etymology

From ойор (oyor) + -ык (-ïk). Compare to Kyrgyz оюк (oyuk, knocked; hollow), Kumyk оюкъ (oyuq), Turkish oyuk, Azerbaijani oyuq, etc.

Adjective

ойык • (oyïk)

  1. knocked

Noun

ойык • (oyïk)

  1. hollow
  2. scoop

References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “ойык”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN