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galyak

/ˈɡæl.jæk/

galyak noun: a flat, glossy kind of fur obtained from a newborn or stillborn lamb or kid (goat).

Noun

galyak (usually uncountable, plural galyaks)

  1. (usually) A flat, glossy kind of fur obtained from a newborn or stillborn lamb or kid (goat).
  2. (countable, rare, usually) An individual skin (fur) of this kind.

Forms of galyak

pluralgalyaks
alternative formgalyac
alternative formgolyak

Origin of galyak

From dialectal Russian голя́к (golják), from го́лый (gólyj, “naked”).

Questions about galyak

What does galyak mean?
Galyak means a flat, glossy kind of fur obtained from a newborn or stillborn lamb or kid (goat).
What part of speech is galyak?
Galyak is a noun.
How do you pronounce galyak?
Galyak is pronounced /ˈɡæl.jæk/.
What is the plural of galyak?
The plural of galyak is galyaks.

Words near galyak in the dictionary

  1. Galwaywoman
  2. Galwaywomen
  3. Galwegian
  4. Galwegians
  5. galyac
  6. galyak
  7. galyaks
  8. Galyean
  9. Galyeans
  10. Galyen
  11. Galyens

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