Irtysh

From Russian Иртыш (Irtyš), possibly from Bashkir. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪə(ɹ)tɪʃ/

Irtysh

1. A major river in Siberia, Russia.
   • 2001, Central Asian Security: The New International Context‎, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 80:

     On its own Kazakhstan is unable to mount such a challenge. However, the other downstream state liable to be affected by China’s Irtysh extraction plans is Russia.

   • 2013 August 17, “Russia boat crash kills 4, injures 49”, in AP News‎, archived from the original on 22 May 2022‎:

     The Interfax news agency, citing regional police and emergency services, says the crash occurred Saturday on the Irtysh river, 10 kilometers from the Siberian city of Omsk.

• Ertix

• “Irtysh, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “Irtysh”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Irtysh”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1390, column 3

• shirty, thyrsi

Irtysh m

1. Alternative spelling of Irtish