qaršɨ (OUygh.) 1; qaraqčɨ (OUygh.) 3

1 opposite 2 be opposite, meet 3 bandit

Proto-Turkic: *Kar-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Russian meaning: 1 противоположный 2 встречаться 3 разбойник
Old Turkic: qaršɨ (OUygh.) 1; qaraqčɨ (OUygh.) 3
Karakhanid: qaršu (MK, KB), qaršɨ (KB) 1, qaraqčɨ (KB) 3, qaraqla- (MK) 'to rob'
Tatar: qaraq 3
Middle Turkic: qaraq (Pav. C., Abush.) 3
Uzbek: qɛrɛqči 3
Turkmen: Garšɨ- 2; Garaq 3
Chuvash: xirǝś- 2; xorax 3
Yakut: xar, xār 1 (Пек.); xar-da 'retaliation'; xarɨs- 'to fight (with each other)'
Dolgan: kar-da 'retaliation', karɨs- 'to fight'
Kirghiz: qaraqčɨ 3
Noghai: qaraq 3
Bashkir: qaraq 3
Karakalpak: qaraqšɨ 3
Kumyk: qaraq 3
Comments: VEWT 235, ЭСТЯ 5, 294-295, 326-327, Ашм. XVI, 219-220, Федотов 2, 365-366, Stachowski 139, 140. Chuv. xirǝś- may actually reflect a different root (see *gerüĺ-), or a contamination. Turk. qaršɨ > Mong. qarsi (Clark 1980, 41). Cf. also *Karma 'robbery'.