акъсакъал

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Kumyk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Apparently, a Central Asian innovation.

Cognate with Kazakh ақсақал (aqsaqal), Tatar аксакал (aqsaqal), Kyrgyz аксакал (aksakal), Southern Altai аксагал (aksagal), Uzbek oqsoqol, Uyghur ئاقساقال (aqsaqal), Turkmen aksakgal, Turkish aksakallı (village elder; elderly respected man).

Noun[edit]

акъсакъал (aqsaqal)

  1. old man