aqsaqal
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From various Turkic languages, including Bashkir аҡһаҡал (aqhaqal), Kazakh ақсақал (aqsaqal) and Kyrgyz аксакал (aksakal).
Noun
aqsaqal (plural aqsaqal or aqsaqallar)
- A village elder in some Central Asian cultures.
- 1968, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Cancer Ward, Random House, published 2011, page 28:
- 'Hey you! Aksakal!' Rusanov wagged his finger at him. 'Stop it. You're disturbing me.' The aksakal fell silent.
Translations
a village elder in some Central Asian cultures