*čEmirčik

cartilage, gristle

Proto-Turkic: *čEmirčik
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Proto-Altaic: *č`ī̀me
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: хрящ
Turkic: *čEmirčik
Mongolian: *čimöge
Tungus-Manchu: *čīme- (~š-,-ǖ-)
Korean: *čǝŋk- ( < *čǝm-k- ?)
Comments: VEWT 251. Widely spread forms like Chag. kämirčäk are probably due to contamination with *kEmük 'bone' (v. sub *k`i̯ome).
Tatar: čǝmǝj 'knucklebone'
Oyrat: čamaj 'cheekbone'
Kirghiz: čemirček 'хрящ на лопатке и мечевидном отростке'
Kazakh: šemiršek
Noghai: šemiršek
Karakalpak: šemiršek