калык

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See also: қалық, and ҡалыҡ

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Siberian Tatar ҡалыҡ (qalïq) and Kazakh халық (xalyq). Or from Classical Persian خَلْق (xalq), from Arabic خَلْق (ḵalq, creation; creatures; people). Compare also Shor қалық (qalïq, people) and Khakas халых (xalıx, people).

Noun

калык (kalïk)

  1. people

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References

  • N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “калык”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ, Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN, page 236