алыс

See also: алыҫ

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 • (alıs)

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

Derived terms

• алыстау (alıstaw)
• алыстық (alıstıq)

Kumyk

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic. Cognate with Bashkir алыҫ (alıś), Kazakh алыс (alıs), Southern Altai алыс (alïs), 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

Kyrgyz

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈɫɯs/

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Adjective

алыс • (alıs) (comparative алысыраак, superlative эң алыс, Arabic spelling الىس)

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