йырчы

Kumyk

Etymology

From йыр (yır) + -чы (-çı). Cognate with Kazakh жыршы (jyrşy), Bashkir йырсы (yırsı).

Noun

йырчы • (yırçı)

  1. singer

Declension

Synonyms

Further reading

  • Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “йырчы”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН
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