ажык

Northern Altai

Etymology

From ажарга (ažarga, “to open”) +‎ -ык (-ïk, “Adjective suffix”). Cognate to Tuvan ажык (ajık), etc.

Adjective

ажык • (ažïk)

  1. open

References

  • N. A. Baskakov, editor (1985), “ажык”, in Severnyje Dialekty Altajskovo( Ojrotskovo) Jazyka- Dialekt Lebedinskix Tatar-čalkancev(kuu-kiži) [Northern Altai language-Dialect of Chelkan], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoj literatury, →ISBN, page 31

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Common Turkic *ašuk. Cognate to Kumyk ашыкъ (aşıq), etc.

Noun

ажык • (ažïk)

  1. knucklebones (of animals)
  2. ankle

References

  • L. T. Rjumina-Syrkaševa, editor (1995), “ажык”, in Teleutsko-russkij slovarʹ [Teleut–Russian Dictionary], Kemerovo: N. A. Kučigaševa, →ISBN
  • Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 30

Tuvan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈʒɯq/

Etymology 1

From ажар (ajar, “to open”) +‎ -ык (-ık, “adjectival suffix”).

Adjective

ажык • (ajık)

  1. open

Noun

ажык • (ajık) (definite accusative ажыкты, plural ажыктар)

  1. (phonetics) vowel
Synonyms
  • ажык үн (ajık ün)

Etymology 2

From Mongolic. Cognate with Mongolian ашиг (ašig, “profit”).

Noun

ажык • (ajık) (definite accusative ажыкты, plural ажыктар)

  1. profit, gain

Adjective

ажык • (ajık)

  1. profitable, beneficial
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