йигит

Nogai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yegit. Cognate to Kazakh жігіт (jıgıt), etc.

Noun

йигит • (yigit)

  1. fine girl, fine fellow
  2. dzhigit

References

  • N. A. Baskakov, S.A Kalmykov, editor (1963), “йигит”, in Nogajsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Nogai-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: karačajevo-čerkesskij naučno- issledovatelʹskij institut jazyka, literatury i istorii, →ISBN, page 123