ýagşy

Turkmen

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yakšï (“suitable, befitting; good”).[1] Cognate with Azerbaijani yaxşı, Turkish yahşi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /yɑɡʃɯ/
  • Hyphenation: ýag‧şy

Adjective

ýagşy (comparative ýagşyrak, superlative iň ýagşy)[2]

  1. good

References
  1. Clauson, Gerard (1972) “yaxşı:”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 908
  2. ýagşy at Ene dilim
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