караҥуй

Southern Altai

Alternative forms

• караҥу (karaŋu)

Etymology

Cognate with Old Uyghur 𐽲𐽰𐽾𐽰𐽺𐽲𐽳 (karaŋu, “dark, darkness”); Uzbek qorongʻi (“dark, darkness”), Uyghur قاراڭغۇ (qarangghu, “dark, darkness”), Bashkir ҡараңғы (qarañğı, “dark, darkness”), Yakut хараҥа (qaraña, “darkness”).

Adjective

караҥуй • (karaŋuy)

1. dark