элчи

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Kumyk

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Noun

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элчи (elçi)

  1. messenger, envoy
    элчиге оьлюм ёкъ
    elçige ölüm yoq
    don't shoot the messenger
    (literally, “no death to the messenger”)
  2. ambassador

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Kyrgyz

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Etymology

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From эл (el) +‎ -чи (-ci). Cognates with Kazakh елші (elşı), Southern Altai элчи (elči), Kumyk элчи (elçi), Tatar илче (ilçe), Azerbaijani elçi, Turkish elçi, Turkmen ilçi, Uzbek elchi, Uyghur ئەلچى (elchi), etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /elˈt͡ʃi/
  • Hyphenation: эл‧чи

Noun

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элчи (elci) (Arabic spelling ەلچى)

  1. ambassador

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