اچه

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Chagatai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *eke (elder sister). Cognate with Kazakh әже (äje, grandmother), Turkmen eje (mother, aunt, elder sister), Chuvash акка (akka), Kyrgyz эже (eje, elder sister, aunt), Southern Altai эје (eǰe, elder sister), Ottoman Turkish اجی (eci, elder sister, grandmother), Karachay-Balkar эгеч (egeç, sister). Compare also Mongolian ээж (eež, mother), Buryat эжы (ežy, mother), Kalmyk ээҗ (eej, mother, paternal grandmother).

Noun

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اچه (äçä)

  1. mother
    Synonym: انا (ana)
  2. old woman
    Synonym: ماما (mama)

Descendants

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  • Tajik: оча (oča, mother)
  • Hazaragi: آجه (âja, grandmother)

References

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