aqsaqal

English

Alternative forms

• aksakal

Etymology

From various Turkic languages, including Bashkir аҡһаҡал (aqhaqal), Kazakh ақсақал (aqsaqal) and Kyrgyz аксакал (aksakal).

Noun

aqsaqal (plural aqsaqals)

1. A village elder in some Central Asian cultures.
   • 1968, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Cancer Ward, Random House, published 2011, page 28:

     'Hey you! Aksakal!' Rusanov wagged his finger at him. 'Stop it. You're disturbing me.' The aksakal fell silent.

Translations

a village elder in some Central Asian cultures

• Azerbaijani: ağsaqqallı
• Bashkir: аҡһаҡал (aqhaqal)
• Kazakh: ақсақал (aqsaqal)
• Kyrgyz: аксакал (ky) (aksakal)
• Russian: аксака́л (ru) m (aksakál)
• Tatar: аксакал (tt) (aqsaqal)
• Turkish: aksakallı
• Ukrainian: аксакáл m (aksakál)
• Uyghur: ئاقساقال (aqsaqal)
• Uzbek: oqsoqol (uz)