Animals
Herd, yard, and mountain — the animals the culture was built around.
Herd and yard
- at horse (also: name)
- iynek cowölgen iynek sütlü bolur — the cow that died gave the most milk — a proverb about hindsight
- qoy sheep
- eçki goat
- tawuq hen, chicken
- eşek donkey
- it dogit bla kiştikça — like cat and dog — a proverb
- kiştik cat
- tuwar cattle
- ögüz ox
- qoçhar ram
- qadır mule
- gammeş buffalo
- mal livestock, cattle
- ayğır stallion
- baytal mare
- buğa bull
- qoş herd, flock (at a herders' camp)
Wild animals
- börü wolf
- tülkü fox
- ayü bear
- aslan lion
- bars snow leopard, panther
- qaban boar
- toŋuz pig, swine
- kiyik wild game animal, deer
- buw deer, stag
- qoyan hare, rabbit
- çıçhan mouse, rat
- jılan snake
- aqtamaq marten
- borsuq badger
- kirpi hedgehog
- tıyın squirrel
- sülewsün lynx
- qunduz otter
- pil elephant
- maymul monkey
Young of animals
General and other
at is both "horse" and "name" — context decides which one just galloped past.