Жайық

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	جايىق
Cyrillic	Жайық
Latin	Jaiyq
Yañalif	Çaiьq

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yāyïk; compare Bashkir Яйыҡ (Yayıq), Chuvash Ейĕк (Ejĕk), Nogai Яйык (Yayık), Southern Altai Јайык (J̌ayïk), Tatar Җаек (Cayek), Turkish Yayık. and also the loans Arabic جيخ (Jayiḵ), Ancient Greek Δάϊξ (Dáïx), Δαΐχ (Daḯkh), Γεήχ (Geḗkh), Middle Mongol [script needed] (Jayaq) and obsolete Russian Яик (Jaik).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʑɑˈjəq/

Proper noun

Жайық • (Jaiyq)

1. Ural (a river in Kazakhstan and Russia)