Chuvash

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *alp (giant, warrior, hero). Cognate with Turkish alp (hero), Kazakh алып (alyp, giant), Southern Altai алып (alïp, giant), Yakut алып (alıp, deception, cunning, magic).

Noun

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улӑп (ulăp) (plural улӑпсем) 

  1. giant