аул
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Etymology edit
From West (Kypchak) Turkic awul, awïl; related to Ottoman Turkish آغل (“penfold”). Compare Karachay-Balkar ауул (awul), Bashkir ауыл (awıl), Kazakh ауыл (auyl) and Turkish ağıl.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ау́л • (aúl) m inan (genitive ау́ла, nominative plural ау́лы, genitive plural ау́лов)
- aul (a type of village in the Caucasus or Central Asia)