galyak

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From dialectal Russian голя́к (golják), from го́лый (gólyj, naked).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡæl.jæk/, /ɡælˈjæk/, /ɡæl.jæk/

Noun[edit]

galyak (usually uncountable, plural galyaks)

  1. (uncountable) A flat, glossy kind of fur obtained from a newborn or stillborn lamb or kid (goat).
  2. (countable, very rare) An individual skin (fur) of this kind.