балбакьан

Tsakhur

Other scripts
Cyrillic балбакьан‍
Latin balbaq'an‍

Etymology

Akin to Aghwan 𐔱𐔰𐕅𐔱𐔰𐕍𐔰𐔾 (bal'baq̇al).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bal.baqʼaːn/

Noun

балбакьан (balbaq̇an) class 1 (ergative балбакьане, genitive балбакьанна, plural балбакьанер)

  1. best man , groomsman

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: balbağan (“best man, groomsman”) — Zaqatala, Qakh

References

  • Ibragimov, G. X., Nurmamedov, Ju. M. (2010) “балбакьан”, in Цахурско-русский словарь [Tsakhur–Russian Dictionary], Makhachkala: ДНЦ РАН, page 71a
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