арыкъ

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Adyghe[edit]

Noun[edit]

арыкъ (arəq)

  1. Artificial channel; brook; irrigation ditch; ravine; rivulet.

Declension[edit]

Kumyk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare to Southern Altai арык (arïk, lean, skinny).

Adjective[edit]

арыкъ (arıq)

  1. skinny
    Synonym: азгъан (azğan)
  2. infertile, barren, unfruitful (of soil)

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Further reading[edit]

  • Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “арыкъ”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН