Жайық

Kazakh
Alternative scripts
Arabic جايىق
Cyrillic Жайық
Latin Jaiyq
Yañalif Çaiьq

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yāyïk; compare Bashkir Яйыҡ (Yayıq), Chuvash Ейĕк (Ejĕk), Nogai Яйык (Yayık), Tatar Җаек (Cayek), Turkish Yayık. and also the loans Arabic جيخ (Jayiḵ), Ancient Greek Δάϊξ (Dáïx), Δαΐχ (Daḯkh), Γεήχ (Geḗkh), Middle Mongol [script needed] (Jayaq) and obsolete Russian Яик (Jaik).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʑɑˈjəq/

Proper noun

Жайық • (Jaiyq)

  1. Ural (a river in Kazakhstan and Russia)
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