ажык

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Southern Altai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Common Turkic *ašuk. Cognate to Kumyk ашыкъ (aşıq), etc.

Noun[edit]

ажык (ažïk)

  1. knucklebones (of animals)

References[edit]

  • L. T. Rjumina-Syrkaševa, editor (1995), “ажык”, in Teleutsko-russkij slovarʹ [Teleut–Russian Dictionary], Kemerovo: N. A. Kučigaševa, →ISBN

Tuvan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From ажар (ajar, to open) +‎ -ык (-ık, adjectival suffix).

Adjective[edit]

ажык (ajık)

  1. open

Noun[edit]

ажык (ajık) (definite accusative ажыкты, plural ажыктар)

  1. (phonetics) vowel
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Mongolic. Cognate with Mongolian ашиг (ašig, profit).

Noun[edit]

ажык (ajık) (definite accusative ажыкты, plural ажыктар)

  1. profit, gain

Adjective[edit]

ажык (ajık)

  1. profitable, beneficial