аксакал

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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аксака́л (aksakálm 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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