GRGR(16): Dzaqyp

[Jeremy Osner]

My limited understanding of Central Asian orthographics suggests that
"Dzaqyp" would be pronounced something like "Jahkoop", which brings to
mind "Jacob". I'm not really familiar enough with the biblical figure of
Jacob to know if this could qualify as a reference -- anyone? Is it a
true cognate?

Also -- are Kazakh and Kyrgyz Turkic language? Is Turkic an
Indo-European language group or something else?

Jeremy

--
The right-hand, still untasted part of the novel, which,
during our delectable reading, we would lightly feel,
mechanically testing whether there were still plenty
left (and our fingers were always gladdened by the
placid, faithful thickness) has suddenly, for no reason
at all, become quite meager: a few minutes of quick
reading, already downhill, and -- O horrible!

Invitation to a Beheading
Vladimir Nabokov
http://www.readin.com/books/invitationbeheading/