ӏалъмэкъ

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Adyghe

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from a Turkic source, compare: Karachay-Balkar артмакъ (artmaq), Nogai артпак (artpak), Chuvash уртмах (urtmah).[1] Akin to Kabardian къэлътмакъ (qɛlˢtmaq), Ubykh аԯтмыӄ (alˢtʼməq), Abkhaz арҭмаҟ (artmaqʼ), Abaza артмакъ (artmaqʼ), Svan ართმა̈ყ (artmäq̇), Turkic borrowings.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ӏалъмэкъ (ʼalˢmɛq)

  1. bag, sack
  2. handbag

References

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  1. ^ Шагиров, А. К. (1977) К. В. Ломтатидзе, editor, Этимологический словарь адыгских (черкесских) языков[1] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, page 60