аксакал

Russian

Etymology

From Turkic languages, cognates include Tatar аксакал (aqsaqal), Kazakh ақсақал (aqsaqal) or Kyrgyz аксакал (aksakal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐksɐˈkaɫ]

Noun

аксака́л • (aksakál) m anim (genitive аксака́ла, nominative plural аксака́лы, genitive plural аксака́лов)

  1. aqsaqal or aksakal (a village elder in some Central Asian cultures)
    Synonym: старейшина (starejšina)
  2. (humorous) an elder, a chief, an old important man

Declension

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