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”).
Synonyms
- шикир (šikir)
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