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kelen(g)i, geleni, dial. gelenki

field mouse

Proto-Turkic: *Keleŋü
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Proto-Altaic: *k`ela ( ~ -o, -u)
Russian meaning: мышь-полевка
Turkic: *Keleŋü
Mongolian: *kaliɣun
Tungus-Manchu: *xel-
Comments: VEWT 249, EDT 718, ЭСТЯ 5, 31, Лексика 181. The root is not widely attested (although mentioned by MK), and may become confused with the root for 'lizard'; in Turkic dialects folk-etymologically influenced by gelin 'bride' (cf. also gelincek 'weasel', see Цивьян 1979), which would explain voiced g- (irregular in the Altaic perspective).
Karakhanid: kelegü 'al-yarbū' (MK)
Turkish: kelen(g)i, geleni, dial. gelenki
Uighur: keleŋü (IM)
Kirghiz: kelemiš, keler, keles