*atan

a castrated camel

Proto-Turkic: *atan
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Proto-Altaic: *akt`V
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: кастрированный верблюд
Turkic: *atan
Mongolian: *akta
Comments: EDT 60, ЭСТЯ 1, 202-203. Turk. > WMong. atan 'castrated camel'. Cf. also Yak. at 'castrated', attā- 'to castrate' - homonymous with at 'horse', which is probably a secondary merger (the two roots obviously are to be kept separate).
Karakhanid: atan (MK)
Middle Turkic: atan (IM)
Turkmen: atan (dial.)
Tuva: adan
Kirghiz: atan
Kazakh: atan
Noghai: atan
Karakalpak: atan