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Etymology[edit]
From dialectal Russian голя́к (golják), from го́лый (gólyj, “naked”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈɡæl.jæk/, /ɡælˈjæk/, /ɡæl.jæk/
galyak (usually uncountable, plural galyaks)
- (uncountable) A flat, glossy kind of fur obtained from a newborn or stillborn lamb or kid (goat).
- (countable, very rare) An individual skin (fur) of this kind.