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English
Noun
aksakal (plural aksakals)
- Alternative form of aqsaqal
Translations
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish اق صقاللو (aḳ ṣaḳallu, ṣaḳallı, “white bearded, an elder of a village”), compound of ak (“white”) + sakal (“beard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈak.sa.kaɫ/
- Hyphenation: ak‧sa‧kal
Noun
aksakal (definite accusative aksakalı, plural aksakallar)
- (figuratively) An elder in a village or neighborhood.
- Synonym: ihtiyar
- (figuratively) Someone who is a senior by age or experience at a certain job or art.
- Synonym: duayen
- (figuratively) A Wali.
- Synonyms: evliya, ermiş
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