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Azerbaijani
Etymology
A derivation from Proto-Turkic *kïr-, whence also Azerbaijani qırmaq (“to break; to cut off”). By surface analysis, qır- + -aq.
Compare Uyghur قىرغاق (qirghaq, “edge”), Uzbek qirg'oq (“edge, bank, brink”), Kazakh қыр (qyr), Bashkir ҡыр (qır), Tatar кыр (qır, “side”) and кырый (qırıy, “edge”), Yakut кырыы (kırıı, “furthest border, edge”).
Compare also Northern Kurdish qirax, qerax, a Turkic borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
qıraq (definite accusative qırağı, plural qıraqlar)
- edge
- stol qırağı ― edge of the table
- yol qırağı, yolun qırağı ― roadside
- bank
- çayın qırağı ― bank of the river
- shore
- dəniz qırağı ― sea shore
- outskirts
- Synonyms: kənar, ucqar
- şəhərin qırağı ― outskirts of the city
Declension
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Adjective
qıraq (comparative daha qıraq, superlative ən qıraq)
- strange, alien, foreign
- Synonyms: yad, özgə
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