ئاكا

Uyghur

Alternative forms

  • ئاغا (agha)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āka (elder (brother)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɑkɑ/

Noun

ئاكا • (aka) (plural ئاكىلار (akilar))

  1. elder brother
  2. (honorific) term of address for an older male person

Declension

References

  • 新疆维吾尔自治区语言文字工作委员会, editor (2006), 维汉大词典 (in Chinese), Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House, →ISBN, page 43