шикир

Northern Altai

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolian чихэр (čixer), itself from Persian شکر (šakar) via Turkic, ultimately from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”).

Noun

шикир • (šikir)

  1. sugar

Southern Altai

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *šiker, probably via Oirat.

Noun

шикир • (šikir)

  1. (Teleut) sugar

Synonyms
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