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Etymology edit

From Turkic languages, cognates include Tatar аксакал (aqsaqal), Kazakh ақсақал (aqsaqal) or Kyrgyz аксакал (aksakal).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

аксака́л (aksakálm anim (genitive аксака́ла, nominative plural аксака́лы, genitive plural аксака́лов)

  1. aqsaqal or aksakal (a village elder in some Central Asian cultures)
    Synonym: старейшина (starejšina)
  2. (humorous) an elder, a chief, an old important man

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