Kyrgyz

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *karlïgač (swallow).

Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (qarlïğač, swallow); Kazakh қарлығаш (qarlyğaş, swallow), Southern Altai карлагаш (karlagaš, swallow), Shor қарлығаш (swallow), Crimean Tatar qarılğaç, Uzbek qaldirg'och, Uyghur قالغاچ (qalghach), Turkish kırlangıç (swallow), Yakut хараҥаччы (qarañaccı).

Noun

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кардыгач (kardıgac) (Arabic spelling قاردىعاچ)

  1. swift (bird)