халық

See also: халыҡ, халык, калык, қалық, and халых

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic حالىق
Cyrillic халық
Latin xalyq
Yañalif xalьq

Etymology

From Classical Persian خَلْق (xalq), from Arabic خَلْق (ḵalq). Compare also Bashkir халыҡ (xalıq), Kyrgyz калк (kalk), Southern Altai калык (kalïk), Shor қалық, Khakas халых (xalıx), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χɑ.ləq/, [χɑ.ɫəq]

Noun

халық • (xalyq)

  1. nation
  2. people
  3. population

Declension

Derived terms

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