ажык

Southern Altai

Etymology

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

Noun

ажык • (ažïk)

  1. knucklebones (of animals)

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

Tuvan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈʒɯq/

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

ажык • (ajık)

  1. open

Noun

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

  1. (phonetics) vowel
Synonyms
  • ажык үн (ajık ün)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

  1. profit, gain

Adjective

ажык • (ajık)

  1. profitable, beneficial
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