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 (jıbek), Kyrgyz жибек (jibek), Khakas чібек (çìbek), etc.

Noun

јибек • (ǰibek)

  1. thread
  2. silk

Synonyms
  • јип (ǰip, “wool thread”)

References

“јибек”, in Grammatika Altajskovo Jazyka [Altaic language Grammar], Kazan: V universtiteskoj til, 1869, →ISBN

Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 204

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