arkhalig

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English

A portrait of a young man wearing an arkhalig

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Etymology

From Turkic: compare Azerbaijani arxalıq, Turkish arkalık.

Noun

arkhalig (plural arkhaligs)

  1. A long tight-waist jacket worn by the peoples of the Caucasus and Iran, made of various kinds of fabric, such as silk, satin, cloth, cashmere and velvet, traditionally depending on the social status of its owner.

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Further reading

  • arkhalig on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Anikin, A. E. (2007) “архалук”, in Русский этимологический словарь (in Russian), issue 1 (A – аяюшка), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 301