xalaqızı

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic خالا قیزی
Abjad халагызы

Etymology

Izafet II compound of xala (maternal aunt) + qız (daughter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [χɑɫɑɡɯˈzɯ]
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  • Hyphenation: xa‧la‧qı‧zı

Noun

xalaqızı (definite accusative xalası qızını, plural xalaqızları)

  1. mother's sister's daughter
    Xalaqızım anamın bacısı qızıdır.
    My cousin (mother's sister's daughter) is my mother's niece (her sister's daughter).

Declension

See also

Azerbaijani has no generic term for 'cousin'. See the following terms specific for lineage and gender.

Further reading

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