айыкъ

Kumyk

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ād- (“sober, to sober up”). Compare Azerbaijani ayıq.

Adjective

айыкъ • (ayıq)

1. sober
2. awake
3. vigilant, watchful

Further reading

• Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “айыкъ”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН