чикир
Southern Altai
Etymology
Borrowed from Mongolian чихэр (čiher), itself from Persian شکر (šakar) via Turkic, ultimately from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”).
Noun
чикир • (çikir)
Synonyms
- шикир (šikir)
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