алыс

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	الىس
Cyrillic	алыс
Latin	alys

Etymology

From Middle Mongol ᠠᠯᠤᠰ (alus), see Mongolian алс (als, “far”). Cognate with Bashkir алыҫ (alıś), Uzbek olis

Adjective

алыс • (alys)

1. remote, far
2. stranger, alien
3. long-range

Derived terms

• алыстау (alystau)
• алыстық (alystyq)

Kumyk

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic. Cognate with Bashkir алыҫ (alıś), Kazakh алыс (alys), Uzbek olis.

Adjective

алыс • (alıs)

1. (dated) far, distant, remote

   Synonym: узакъ (uzaq)

Adverb

алыс • (alıs)

1. (dated) far, afar

References

• Бамматов Б.Г. (2011) "Кумыкско-русский словарь". Махачкала