кумыс

Russian

Etymology

From a Turkic source, such as Tatar qımız (“fermented milk”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʊˈmɨs]
Rhymes: -ɨs

Noun

кумы́с • (kumýs) m inan (genitive кумы́са, uncountable)

koumiss

Declension

Declension of кумы́с (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a)

	singular
nominative	кумы́с kumýs
genitive	кумы́са kumýsa
dative	кумы́су kumýsu
accusative	кумы́с kumýs
instrumental	кумы́сом kumýsom
prepositional	кумы́се kumýse

Descendants

→ English: koumiss
→ French: koumis
→ German: Kumys
- → Hungarian: kumisz
→ Polish: kumys

Further reading

Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

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