найзағай

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic نايزاعاي
Cyrillic найзағай
Latin naizağai

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Persian *𐎴𐎡𐏀𐎣 (*n-i-z-k /⁠naizaka-⁠/), borrowed from Old Median *náyzakam, from Proto-Iranian *náyjakam, derived from *náyjam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náyȷ́žʰam (“spear, sharp tip”).

Compare Middle Persian nyck' (nēzag), Persian نیزه (neyze, nêza), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀- (naēza-), and Arabic نَيْزَك (nayzak). Doublet of найза (naiza).

Noun

найзағай • (naizağai)

  1. lightning
  2. thunderstorm

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • найзағайлы (naizağaily)
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