ایپك

This word ultimately evolved from ایپ‎ (ip, “string, cord, rope, line”); cognate with Crimean Tatar yipek, Kumyk йибек (yibek), Azerbaijani ipək, Turkmen ýüpek, Salar yipek, Uzbek ipak, Kazakh жібек (jıbek), Kyrgyz жибек (jibek), Khakas чібек (çìbek) and Uyghur يىپەك‎ (yipek).

ایپك • (ipek)

1. silk, a fine fiber excreted by the silkworm

   Synonyms: ابرشیم‎ (ibrişim), حریر‎ (harir), قز‎ (kazz)

• Turkish: ipek
• → Armenian: իփեկ (ipʿek)

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