*bĒčin

monkey

Proto-Turkic: *bĒčin
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Proto-Altaic: *mḗča
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: обезьяна
Turkic: *bĒčin
Mongolian: *mečin
Japanese: *masi
Comments: VEWT 66, EDT 295-296, ЭСТЯ 2, 128-129, TMN 2, 382, Лексика 168. All IE sources (EDT 295, TMN 2, 382-383), like Pers. būzīna, proposed for this word are quite unclear etymologically and probably borrowed themselves. {Cf. also some modern words meaning 'cat'
Old Turkic: bečin (Orkh., OUygh.)
Karakhanid: bečin (MK)
Middle Turkic: bečin (MA, Sangl.)
Sary-Yughur: pičin
Turkmen: bīǯin
Chuvash: (Bulg.) bexti 'год обезьяны'