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aqsaqal

aqsaqal noun: a village elder in some Central Asian cultures.

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 aqsaqal

pluralaqsaqals
pluralaqsaqallar
alternative formaksakal

Origin of aqsaqal

From various Turkic languages, including Bashkir аҡһаҡал (aqhaqal), Kazakh ақсақал (aqsaqal) and Kyrgyz аксакал (aksakal).

Questions about aqsaqal

What does aqsaqal mean?
Aqsaqal means a village elder in some Central Asian cultures.
What part of speech is aqsaqal?
Aqsaqal is a noun.
What is the plural of aqsaqal?
The plural of aqsaqal is aqsaqals.

Words near aqsaqal in the dictionary

  1. AQMDs
  2. aqpik
  3. aqpiks
  4. Aqqik
  5. AQs
  6. aqsaqal
  7. aqsaqallar
  8. aqsaqals
  9. Aqsaray
  10. Aqsu
  11. Aqtöbe

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