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ағайын

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Kazakh

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Alternative scripts
Arabic اعايىن
Cyrillic ағайын
Latin ağaiyn

Etymology

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From *aqa ini (elder and younger brothers), from Proto-Turkic *āka (elder brother) + Proto-Turkic *ini (younger brother). Cognate with Karakalpak ағайин, Bashkir ағай-эне (ağay-ene).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ағайын (ağaiyn)

  1. relative
  2. a way to respectfully address a male group or congregation

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