čepiš, čepič

a half-year or 1-year-old kid

Proto-Turkic: *čepiĺ
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Proto-Altaic: *č`ap`i ( ~ *č`ep`a)
Russian meaning: (полу)годовалый козленок
Turkic: *čepiĺ
Mongolian: *čaɣa
Comments: VEWT 105, EDT 399, Щербак 1961, 120. Cf. also Chag. čiber 'mountain goat' (R). The reflex -b- in Turkm. and Uygh. may be an indication of original vowel length (?) Shcherbak's hypothesis of the word being borrowed < Iranian is dubious; Pers. čapiš, čapuš itself may well be borrowed < Turkic. In any case, the Persian form cannot be a regular IE match for Lat. caper. Cf. WH 1, 157, sub caper
Karakhanid: čepiš (MK)
Turkish: čepiš, čepič
Uighur: čivič
Azerbaidzhan: čäpiš
Turkmen: čebiš
Halaj: čapiš ( < Az.?)
Kirghiz: čebič
Balkar: čemič
Kumyk: čebič