ялағай

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Bashkir[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [jɑ.ɫɑˈʁɑj]
  • Hyphenation: я‧ла‧ғай

Etymology 1[edit]

Cognate with Southern Altai јалакай (ǰalakay, affectionate; good-natured, soft-hearted; sychophant).

Noun[edit]

ялағай (yalağay)

  1. adulator, sycophant, toady, lickspittle, bootlicker

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

ялағай (yalağay)

  1. lightning with no audible thunder, typically seen near the horizon at great distance; heat lightning, sheet lightning
Declension[edit]