Fluid consumption verbs in the Altai language

This article discusses the verbs of fluid consumption, which are part of the lexical-semantic group of verbs for eating in the Altaic language. So far, no special research has been conducted on this topic in the Altaic language. In the group of verbs of liquid consumption there are basic verbs that make up a synonymous series of lexical units united by the integral meaning "to drink". The basic verb with the meaning of fluid consumption is the polysemantic verb ич- [ich-] 'to drink'. The article describes different degrees of intensity of the process of liquid consumption, considers in detail various features of the semantics of verbs of liquid consumption, which is most often revealed through the context.