çalğusı

Salar

Etymology

Cognate to Turkish çalmak.

Pronunciation

• (Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑl(ʁusɨ)/

Verb

çalğusı (passive imperative çalın, present continuous çalınbar, past çalınci)

1. to play (instruments like Jew's harp)
2. to blend, mix

Related terms

• çalınğusı (“to commit suicide”)
• çalışğusı (“to wrestle”)

References

• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “çalğusı”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 307
• 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1992) “çalğusı”, in 撒拉汉汉撒拉词汇 [Salar-Chinese, Chinese-Salar Vocabulary], 成都: 四川民族出版社, →ISBN, page 73
• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “çalğusı”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 55
• 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “çalğusı”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 284