ҡалын

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kalïŋ (“thick”).

Cognate with Kyrgyz калың (kalıŋ, “thick”), Uzbek qalin (“thick”), Turkish kalın (“thick”), etc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [qɑˈɫɯ̞n]
  • Hyphenation: ҡа‧лын

Adjective

ҡалын • (qalın)

  1. thick (of flat objects)
  2. (of vegetation, hair, wool) thick, dense
  3. (of voice, sound) low, low-pitched, deep
  4. (of writing, drawing, printed letters) thick, heavy, bold

Antonyms

See also
  • йыуан (yıwan, “of round/oblong objects”)
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