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akiz

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Old Armenian աքիս (akʻis)
Armenian աքիս (akʻis)bor.
Turkish akiz

    Borrowed from Armenian աքիս (akʻis).

    Noun

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    akiz (Yusufeli Yaylalar)

    1. weasel, least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
      Synonyms: gelincik, çilezduk

    References

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    • Artvinli, Taner (2022), “akiz”, in Artvin Etimoloji Sözlüğü (in Turkish), Istanbul: Telemak Kitap, →ISBN, page 57a, glosses as beyaz renkli sincap türü and derives from Armenian աքիս (akʻis), ախազ (axaz), but the second one is unnecessary
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