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Etymology of the word Borsuk
Proto-Turkic: *borsuk, *borsmuk
Meaning: badger
Russian meaning: барсук
Karakhanid: borsmuq (MK), borsuq (MK Oghuz)
Turkish: porsuk
Tatar: bursɨq
Middle Turkic: porsuq (Sangl.)
Uzbek: bɔrsiq
Uighur: borsuq
Azerbaidzhan: porsuG
Khakassian: porsɨx, morsɨx, (dial.) moršɨx
Shor: porsuq
Oyrat: morsɨq
Chuvash: porъš
Tuva: morzuq
Tofalar: borsuq
Kirghiz: borso-l-doj 'young badger'
Kazakh: borsɨq
Noghai: borsɨq
Bashkir: burhɨq
Balkar: borsuq
Karakalpak: porsɨq
Salar: porsuχ (ССЯ)
Kumyk: porsuq
Proto-Altaic: *borso(k`V)
Meaning: badger
Russian meaning: барсук
Turkic: *borsuk, *borsmuk
Mongolian: *borki
Korean: *ùsɨ̀rk
Japanese: *bǝ̀sákí, *ùsákí
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