# кыс
## Komi-Zyrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Permic *ku̇ś, from Proto-Uralic *küpsɜ. Cognates include Finnish käpsä and Eastern Mari кӱпш (küpš).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɯs/, [ˈkɯ̈s]
* Hyphenation: кыс

### Noun

кыс • (kys)
* hide from an animal's leg
* footwear made from such skin

#### Declension

Possessive declension of кыс :

### References

* A. I. Podorova, editor (1948), Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], Syktyvkar: Коми Государственное Издательство, page 107
* L. M. Beznosikova, E. A. Ajbabina, R. I. Kosnyreva (2000) Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 333

## Nogai
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kïĺ (“winter”).

### Noun

кыс • (kıs)
* winter

## Northern Altai
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kï̄ŕ (“girl, woman”). Cognate to Shor қыс (qïs), Khakas хыс (xıs), Tuvan кыс (kıs), Tofa ӄыс (qïs), Western Yugur qïs, qïz, etc.

### Noun

кыс • (kïs)
* girl

### See Also

* кыз (kïz) (Kumandy)
* кыс (kïs) (Kumandy, Chelkan, Tuba)

### References

* N. A. Baskakov, editor (1985), “кыс”, in Severnyje Dialekty Altajskovo( Ojrotskovo) Jazyka- Dialekt Lebedinskix Tatar-čalkancev(kuu-kiži) [Northern Altai language-Dialect of Chelkan], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoj literatury, →ISBN
* N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “кыс”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN
* N. A Baskakov, editor (1966), “кыс”, in Severnyje Dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo) Jazyka - Dialekty Černevyx Tatar (Tuba-Kiži) - Grammatičeskij Očerk i Slovarʹ [Northern Altai Dialect of Altai Language - Black Tatar Dialect (Tuba-Kiži), Grammatical text and dictionary], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN

## Southern Altai
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kï̄ŕ (“girl, woman”). Cognate with Kazakh қыз (qyz), Kyrgyz кыз (kız), Crimean Tatar qız, Kumyk къыз (qız), Bashkir ҡыҙ (qıź), Tatar кыз (qız), Azerbaijani qız, Turkish kız, Turkmen gyz, Uzbek qiz, Uyghur قىز (qiz), Khakas хыс (xıs), Shor қыс, Tuvan хыс (xıs), Western Yugur qïs, etc.

### Noun

кыс • (kïs)
* girl

#### Declension
### References

* N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “кыс”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

## Tuvan
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kï̄ŕ (“girl, woman”). Cognate with Turkish kız, Chuvash хӗр (hĕr).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /qɯs/

### Noun

кыс • (kıs) (definite accusative кысты, plural кыстар)
* girl, lass
** 1999, Vladimir Oidupaa (lyrics and music), “Хаяң”, in Divine music from the jail:Чаа-Хөлдүң хаяң кыстары дег хаяң / Чараш кыстар хаяң көрбээн-не мен хаяңÇaa-Xöldüñ xayañ kıstarı deg xayañ / Çaraş kıstar xayañ körbeen-ne men xayañHow I've never seen girls / As beautiful as Chaa-Khol's girls
* daughter

#### Synonyms

* уруг (urug)

#### Antonyms

* оол (ool)

### Adjective

кыс • (kıs)
* female
    кыс дагаа ― kıs dagaa ― hen (literally, “female chicken”)

#### Antonyms

* эр (er)

### See also

* кадай (kaday, “woman”)

## Yakut
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *kïr-, compare Turkish kırmak.

#### Verb

кыс • (kıs)
* (transitive) to cut
    Synonyms: быс (bıs), кырый (kırıy)

##### Derived terms

* кыстаа (kıstaa, “to stack firewood”)

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *kïĺ (“winter”).

#### Noun

кыс • (kıs)
* winter
    кыс хаар ― kıs qaar ― winter snow
    кыс устата ― kıs ustata ― during the winter
    кыс мас ― kıs mas ― firewood put aside for winter

##### Derived terms

* кыстаа (kıstaa, “to winter”)
* кыстык (kıstık, “qishlaq”)

#### See also

Seasons in Yakut · дьыл кэмнэрэ (jıl kemnere) (layout · text) · category :
| саас (saas, “spring”) сааһын (saahın, “spring”) | сай (say, “summer”) сайын (sayın, “summer”) | күс (küs, “autumn, fall”) күһүн (kühün, “autumn, fall”) | кыс (kıs, “winter”) кыһын (kıhın, “winter”) |