Pysysh ( abaz. Pysysh , kabard.-cherk. Pysysh , karach.-balk. Pysysh ) - a river in Russia , flows through Karachay-Cherkessia . One of the sources of the Bolshoi Zelenchuk river. It originates from the Nart Glacier, located on the massif of Mount Pshish . The mouth at the confluence with the Kizgych River. The length of the river is about 24 km.
| Crazy | |
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| Kabard.-Cherk. Pisish , abaz. Crazy , Karach.-balk. Crazy | |
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| Characteristic | |
| Length | 24 km |
| Swimming pool | 80 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | The main Caucasian ridge |
| • Location | glacier Naur |
| • Height | 2750 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Big Zelenchuk |
| • Location | confluence with the Kizgych River |
| • Height | 1460 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Big Zelenchuk → Kuban |
| A country |
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| Region | Karachay-Cherkessia |
| Area | Zelenchuksky district |
 - source  - mouth | |
Etymology
The name of the river comes, according to Tverdy , from Adyghe. psish - “three rivers” or “three rivers”, according to the number of the main sources of the Greater Zelenchuk - the rivers Psysh, Arkhyz and Kizgych. According to S. A. Hapaev, the name comes from Abaz. psyz - “fish”, and according to Ionova S. Kh. - from Adyghe. dogs - formant to designate a river and an element of abkh. w in the meaning of “white” - “white (pure) water” [1] .
Notes
- ↑ A.V. Solid . The Caucasus in names, titles, legends . - Krasnodar, 2008 .-- S. 27 .-- 42 p.
Topographic maps
- Map sheet K-37-23-3-2 .