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Northern Altai
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *čiāk (“time”). Cognate to Khakas сах (sax), Tuvan шак (şak), etc.
Noun
шак • (šak)
- time
References
- N. A Baskakov, editor (1966), “шак”, in Severnyje Dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo) Jazyka - Dialekty Černevyx Tatar (Tuba-Kiži) - Grammatičeskij Očerk i Slovarʹ [Northern Altai Dialect of Altai Language - Black Tatar Dialect (Tuba-Kiži), Grammatical text and dictionary], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN
Tuvan
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *čiāk (“time”). Cognate with Turkish çağ (“era, period”).
Pronunciation
Noun
шак • (şak) (definite accusative шакты, plural шактар)
- time
- hour (of the day); o'clock
- Беш шак он беш минута. ― Beş şak on beş minuta. ― 5 hours and 15 minutes.
- clock, watch
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