alaçıq
Appearance
Azerbaijani
[edit]| Cyrillic | алачыг | |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ||
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Turkic *(a)laču-k (“cottage, small yurt”), from Middle Chinese 廬舍 (“rudimentary lodgings”).[1]
Cognate with Southern Altai аланчык (alančïk), Bashkir аласыҡ (alasıq), Chuvash лаҫӑ (laś̬ă), Kazakh лашық (lašıq), Kumyk алачыкъ (alaçıq), Kyrgyz алачык (alacık), Tatar алачык (alaçıq), Siberian Tatar алацық, Turkish alacık, Tuvan алажы (alajı), Chagatai الاچوق (alačuq), Uzbek olachiq, etc.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]alaçıq (definite accusative alaçığı, plural alaçıqlar)
- yurt (a large, round, semi-permanent tent used by nomadic pastoralists)
- Synonym: (South Azerbaijani) oba
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | alaçıq | alaçıqlar |
| definite accusative | alaçığı | alaçıqları |
| dative | alaçığa | alaçıqlara |
| locative | alaçıqda | alaçıqlarda |
| ablative | alaçıqdan | alaçıqlardan |
| definite genitive | alaçığın | alaçıqların |
Descendants
[edit]- → Persian: آلاچیق (âlâčiq, “gazebo, trellis for vine and other climbing plants”)
References
[edit]- Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “alaçıq”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language][1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 1, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, page 91
- Altun Kitab (2013–), “alaçıq”, in Azleks
- ^ Dybo, Anna (2007), Language contacts of early Turks. The Proto-Turkic period, Extended Summary, page 67.