The Collaborative International Dictionary
kumys
Koumiss \Kou"miss\, n. [Russ. kumys; of Mongolian origin.] An intoxicating fermented or distilled liquor originally made by the Tartars of central Asia from mare's or camel's milk. It can be obtained from any kind of milk, and is now largely made in Europe. [Written also koumyss, kumiss, kumis, kumish, and kumys.]
Koumiss has from time immemorial served the Tartar
instead of wine or spirits.
--J. H.
Newman.
Usage examples of "kumys".
And we Yakuts make the best kumys in the world, though other tribes make it too.
Every so often one of the men tossed kumys on the seared flesh and laughed as the liquid sputtered in the flames.