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aksakal

aksakal is the alternative form of aqsaqal.

Meaning of aqsaqal

Noun

aqsaqal (plural aqsaqals or aqsaqallar)

  1. A village elder in some Central Asian cultures.
    • 'Hey you! Aksakal!' Rusanov wagged his finger at him. 'Stop it. You're disturbing me.' The aksakal fell silent.1968, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Cancer Ward, Random House, published 2011, page 28

Forms of aksakal

pluralaksakals
pluralaksakallar

Questions about aksakal

What is aksakal the alternative form of?
Aksakal is the alternative form of aqsaqal.

Words near aksakal in the dictionary

  1. aks
  2. Aksai Chin
  3. Aksai-chin
  4. aksaite
  5. aksaites
  6. aksakal
  7. aksakallar
  8. aksakals
  9. Aksaray
  10. Aksaray Malaklisi
  11. Aksay

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