Southern Altai

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Etymology

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From ада (ada) +‎ -лык (-lïk). Compare to Kazakh аталық (atalyq, paternal, fatherly).

Adjective

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адалык (adalïk)

  1. paternal, fatherly

References

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Čumakajev A. E., editor (2018), “адалык”, in Altajsko-russkij slovarʹ [Altaic–Russian Dictionary], Gorno-Altaysk: NII altaistiki im. S.S. Surazakova, →ISBN