Proto-Turkic: *čɨ̄gań
Meaning: 1 poor 2 mischief 3 impolite, rough
Russian meaning: 1 бедный 2 беда, несчастье 3 грубый, неучтивый
Old Turkic: čɨɣań (Orkh.), čɨɣaj (OUygh.) 1
Karakhanid: čɨɣaj (MK), čɨɣan (MK - Argu) 1 Turkish: čɨɣaj, čɨɣan (dial.) 1
Middle Turkic: čɨɣaj (R), čɨɣan (R, Pav. C.) 1 Khakassian: sāj 2
Shor: šāj 2
Karaim: čɨjɨr 2 (with an unexplained -r)
Kumyk: čɨɣɨn 3
Comments: VEWT 107, EDT 408-409, Лексика 334. Chuv. čuxan 'poor' may be of different origin (cf. an aberrant reflex of *g), cf. čux 'mediocre', čuxъ 'poor' ( < *jok?). turcet-prnum,turcet-meaning,turcet-rusmean,turcet-atu,turcet-krh,turcet-trk,turcet-chg,turcet-hak,turcet-shr,turcet-krmx,turcet-qum,turcet-reference,
