халыым

Yakut

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian калым (kalym), itself from a Turkic root (see there for more).

Noun

халыым • (qalıım)

  1. bride price
    Synonym: сулуу (suluu)

Etymology 2

"I rob", "I steal", from халаа (qalaa, “to rob, to steal”).

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