бижек

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bïčgak (knife). Cognate with Tofa пишек, Nogai пышак (pışak), Kyrgyz бычак (bıcak), Southern Altai бычак (bïčak), Khakas пычах (pıçax), Shor пычақ (pïčaq), Yakut быһах (bïhaq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.ʒek/, [p̬ɪ.ʑe̞k̟]
  • Hyphenation: би‧жек

Noun

бижек • (bijek) (definite accusative бижекти, plural бижектер)

  1. knife