акъсакъал

Kumyk

Etymology

Apparently, a Central Asian innovation.

Cognate with Kazakh ақсақал (aqsaqal), Tatar аксакал (aqsaqal), Kyrgyz аксакал (aksakal), Southern Altai аксагал (aksagal), Uzbek oqsoqol, Uyghur ئاقساقال (aqsaqal), Turkmen aksakgal, Turkish aksakallı (“village elder; elderly respected man”).

Noun

акъсакъал • (aqsaqal)

  1. old man
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