алаңғасар

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	الاڭعاسار
Cyrillic	алаңғасар
Latin	alañğasar

Etymology

Related to characters from the myths of the people native to Volga-Ural region. There, the Alangasars are considered powerful giants, but are often depicted as stupid in fairy tales. It originates from the name of the ancient Alan-Khazar military alliance. One of the proverbs collected by N. Isanbet says "alangasar alman bi, alymsakly yaman bi" (the tax-collecting Alangasar lord, the greedy evil lord). Historically Alan-Khazars have conquered the Middle Volga region and collected taxes from subordinate nations.

Cognate with Kyrgyz алаңгазар (alaŋgazar), Tatar әләңгәсәр (äläñgäsär), Bashkir әләңгәçәр (ələñgəçər)

Adjective

алаңғасар • (alañğasar)

1. inattentive, absent
2. frivolous, careless

Derived terms

• алаңғасарлық (alañğasarlyq)